# Accident 20040504017089A: Cessna 172N, Tampa, FL, May 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2004, 12:15 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1861° N, 82.6219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1861&lon=-82.6219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737HW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737HW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 26 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040504017089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MAY 4, 2004, AT 1215 EST, A CESSNA 172, N737HW, REGISTERED TO JENSEN AVIATION INC., HAD A HARD LANDING ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 080 AT TAMPA BAY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ODESSA, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TAMPA BAY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ODESSA, FLORIDA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA113), May 4, 2004: Cessna 172N (N737HW), Odessa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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