# Accident 20050528011389A: Cessna 172R, Ft Myers, FL, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005, 09:56 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5853° N, 81.8578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5853&lon=-81.8578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416FR-2010-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 163 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528011389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2005, AT 0956 EST, A CESSNA 172R, N416FR, REGISTERED TO BEAVER AVIATION SOUTH INC., SUSTAINED A HARD IMPACT LANDING AT PAGE FIELD AIRPORT, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AT THE FIREWALL AREA OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR MOUNT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PAGE FIELD AIRPORT, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA ON MAY 28, 2005, AT 0900 EST.

## 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 MIA05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA120), May 28, 2005: Cessna 172R (N416FR), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare 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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