# Accident 20070502008999A: Cessna 172R, West Palm Beac, FL, May 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: West Palm Beac, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Z1BS
- Location: 26.5928° N, 80.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5928&lon=-80.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7273M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7273M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070502008999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 02, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 AM CESSNA 172R, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7273M WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE LANTANA AIRPORT IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT TRAINING FROM PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING AND WAS COMPLETING HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING ON RUNWAY 3. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 3 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT EXITING THE RUNWAY AND MAKING CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX FOR RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT BELLY, THE LEFT WING STRUT AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITHOUT INJURY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS SINCE RECEIVED FIVE HOURS OF ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING FROM THE CHIEF PILOT AND CONTINUES TRAINING AT PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING.

## 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 MIA07CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA090), May 2, 2007: Cessna 172R (N7273M), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll.

## Other reports on N7273M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071221831839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071221831839I), Dec 21, 2007: Cessna 172R (N7273M), West Palm Beac, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was taxiing out CE-172R, N7273M on the ramp at Palm Beach county airpark to take a friend on a sightseeing flight. The…

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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