# Accident 20091117051499A: Paradise US PARADISE P-, Plant City, FL, November 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2009, 16:50 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Plant City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 82.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-82.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N917ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917ZZ-2025-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paradise USA PARADISE P-1 SLSA LW (registry code 060006V, https://openairdocs.org/model/paradise-usa-paradise-p-1-slsa-lw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARADISE US PARADISE P-
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 51 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091117051499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY, LEFT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.PILOT STATED "IT IS MY BELIEF THAT I FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO SOON AND TOO HIGH, CAUSING THE PLANE TO STALL AND DROP.

## 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 ERA10CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA069), Nov 17, 2009: Paradise USA Paradise P-1 Slsa LW (N917ZZ), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare while landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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