# Accident 20090927050229A: Cessna 172P, Pensacola, FL, September 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2009, 07:35 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4733° N, 87.1864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4733&lon=-87.1864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55437-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA541) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090927050229A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 UNDER VMC CONDITIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 0735 HRS A CESSNA 172P WITH A STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 26 AT THE PENSACOLA REGIONAL AIRPORT, PENSACOLA, FL. ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED AND ROLLED A DISTANCE BEFORE APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER TO GET AIRBORNE, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AFTER TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT BEGAN TO MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DIRECTIONAL SIGN (A4) RIPPING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON TAXIWAY A4.

## 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 ERA09CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA541), Sep 27, 2009: Cessna 172P (N55437), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to the separation of the nose landing gear upper scissor from the nose gear assembly. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate…

## Other reports on N55437 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850214012579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214012579I), Feb 14, 1985: Cessna 172P (N55437), Hattiesburg, MS, Minor damage. Wingtip struck fuel truck during taxi operation. Pilot distracted by fallen lapboard in cockpit.

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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