# Incident 20090802049509I: Cessna 172R, Hollywood, FL, August 2, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2009, 13:25 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0310° N, 80.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollywood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0310&lon=-80.1646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 154 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090802049509I

## Narrative

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

ATC CLEARED N402ER TO STAY AT OR BELOW 500 FEET ALONG THE SHORELINE FOR TRAFFIC SEPARATION.AT THE TIME N402ER HAS BEEN VISUALLY ACQUIRED THE AC WAS PROBABLY FLOWN AROUND 100 FEET OFF THE WATER CLOSE BY THE SHORELINE. INITIALLY THE IMPRESSION WAS THAT THE AC IN QUESTION WAS IN DISTRESS AND APPEARED TO ATTEMPT A CONTROLLED LANDING INTO THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE THEN RE GAIN SOME ALTITUDE AND FLEW AWAY NORTH BOUND.

## Other reports on N402ER (1)

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

- [Incident 20240918021029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240918021029I), Sep 18, 2024: Cessna 172R (N402ER), Prescott, AZ, No damage. The pilot was conducting a training flight with a student. The student pilot was instructed to decended to 6000 ft to begin a power-off approach to attempt a…

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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