# Accident 20060501005429A: Cessna 172N, Miami, FL, May 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2006, 14:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6583° N, 80.4431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6583&lon=-80.4431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738DW-2013-08-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 71 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060501005429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, CAUSING LOSS OF PITCH CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL AND FLOOR STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED UPON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED 4 TIMES AND CAME TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## 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 MIA06CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA101), May 1, 2006: Cessna 172N (N738DW), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper flare by the pilot resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.

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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