# Accident 20080524834819A: Cessna 172S, Orlando, FL, May 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2872° N, 81.4356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2872&lon=-81.4356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N716SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 80 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524834819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2008, AT 1000 EDT ,A CESSNA 172S, N716SP, REGISTERED TO N80FT INC, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND PROP STRIKE WHILE LANDING AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT AFTER A PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AICRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA ON MAY 24, 2008 AT 0930 HOURS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WAS ON HIS FIFTH TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED DOWN SUDDENLY AFTER HE FLARED FOR LANDING.

## 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 MIA08CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA111), May 24, 2008: Cessna 172S (N716SP), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare.

## Other reports on N716SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20050413006819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413006819A), Apr 13, 2005: Cessna 172S (N716SP), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) CE-172 aircraft landed runway 33 and was observed veering to the right with abnormally low nose. Aircraft came to a stop at taxiway A3 on runway 15.…

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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