# Accident 20100211027189A: Cessna 172P, Fort Pierce, FL, February 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2010, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106JK-2013-09-27) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100211027189A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PERFORMING  SOLO SHORT FIELD AND SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS AND 7TH LANDING MISMANAGED CONTROLS PERFORMING A HARD LANDING ON MAINS AND PROPOISED NOSE OVER LANDING HARD ON NOSE, BUCKLING ENGINE FIREWALL AND DAMAGING PROP AND NOE GEAR.

## 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 ERA10CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA143), Feb 11, 2010: Cessna 172P (N106JK), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare during 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.