# Accident 20041108033849A: Cessna 172N, Orlando, FL, November 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2004, 10:15 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7775° N, 81.2375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7775&lon=-81.2375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8077E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8077E) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 66 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041108033849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE EVENING OF MONDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2004, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED A CESSNA 172N, N8077E, ON AN IFR NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LAKELAND LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAKELAND, FLORIDA TO THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SANFORD FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ CARRIED TWO PASSENGERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                               ON THE FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ORLAND SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT EXECUTED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 9L. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS.

## 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 MIA05LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA037), Nov 9, 2004: Cessna 172N (N8077E), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper flare by the pilot in command resulting in a hard landing, Restricted movement of the throttle was a contributing factor.

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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