# Accident 20040812018419A: Cessna 172S, Miami, FL, August 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2004, 12:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6478° N, 80.4328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6478&lon=-80.4328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21063, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21063-2013-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 183 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040812018419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. VEDROS STATED THAT ON AUGUST 12, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 LOCAL TIME, HIM AND HIS WIFE DEPARTED MARATHON, FLORIDA AIRPORT, HEADING TO TAMIAMI AIRPORT, TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT IN TAMIAMI, DUE TO THE THREAT OF INCOMING HURRICANE CHARLEY IN THE AREA. UPON LANDING AT TAMIAMI AIRPORT RUNWAY 27 LEFT, HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND. HE FURTHER STATED, AFTER 5 SECONDS OF LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED RIGHT STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND STOPPED ON THE GRASS OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. DUE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACT TO THE GROUND, THE FORWARD WING'S SPAR AND RIB WAS DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER ALSO IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE TIPS TO CURL UP. THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA04CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA109), Aug 12, 2004: Cessna 172SP (N21063), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control while landing with a crosswind and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and incurring damage.

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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