# Accident 20070718018559A: Cessna 172S, Pahokee, FL, July 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Glades
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Z1BS
- Location: 26.7850° N, 80.6933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7850&lon=-80.6933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070718018559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HOPING TO AVOID ANOTHER HARD LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A GO-AROUND, HOWEVER, THE STUDENT DID NOT RELINQUISH CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DESCENDED TO THE LEFT DAMAGING THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, FUSELAGE AND AILERONS. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 SEA07CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA207), Jul 18, 2007: Cessna 172S (N907JW), Pahokee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare during the landing which resulted in a hard landing. The student pilot's failure to relinquish control of the aircraft, the flight instructors inadequate…

## Other reports on N907JW (2)

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

- [Accident 20180329016879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180329016879A), Mar 29, 2018: Cessna 172S (N907JW), Lantana, FL, Substantial damage. N907JW is a 2006 Cessna 172S owned and operated by palm beach flight training co of Lantana, FL. The standard normal utility a/w date is 3 oct 2006 and the…
- [Incident 20070808824519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808824519I), Aug 8, 2007: Cessna 172S (N907JW), West Palm Beac, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor allowed the student to go too FAR on the approach to landing causing confusion. There was not a positive exchange of controls and the aircraft…

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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