# Accident 20041112027959A: Cessna 170A, Miami, FL, November 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2004, 12:50 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9072° N, 80.2783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9072&lon=-80.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9059A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9059A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,285 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041112027959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ARRIVED OPF ON 11-12-04, WAS MAKING MAINTENANCE FLIGHT FOR OIL LEAK CHECK. DURING LANDING ON R/W 9L AFTER NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING, WITH ALL 3 WHEELS ON GROUND, WITH NO CROSSWIND AIRCRAFT TRIED TO YAW TO RIGHT AND PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT BRAKE. FELT LEFT WING DROPPING AND REALIZED LEFT GEAR FAILED. AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND ENGINE PROP AND WING TIP TOUCHED GROUND.

## 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 MIA05LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA027), Nov 12, 2004: Cessna 170A (N9059A), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown, which 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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