# Accident 20080214011089A: Cessna 172P, Gainesville, FL, February 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 29.6944° N, 82.2750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6944&lon=-82.2750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62283, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62283) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 7 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080214011089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ADMINISTERING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ON A CESSNA 172 N62283. HIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SANFORD AIRPORT, FL (KSFB) TO GAINESVILLE AIRPORT, FL (KGNV) WHERE THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM THE TOWER TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOLLOWED ATC'S INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISING. LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PORPOISING RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND PROTRUDE THROUGH THE FIREWALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 NYC08CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA103), Feb 14, 2008: Cessna 172P (N62283), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare.

## Other reports on N62283 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220325004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220325004359A), Mar 25, 2022: Cessna 172P (N62283), Winder, GA, Destroyed. During the post-crash aircraft wreckage inspection, LH control yoke direct cable to the right aileron was found separated 18 inches from the turnbuckle. 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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