# Accident 20100416031709A: Cessna 172H, Archer, FL, April 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Archer, FL
- Airport: Flying Ten
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6172° N, 82.5053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6172&lon=-82.5053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8112L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8112L-2016-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100416031709A

## Narrative

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

1.  DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TRAILS AIRPORT NEAR MAYO, FL ENROUTE TO THE FLYING TEN AIRPORT NEAR ARCHER, FL. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. FROM INFORMATION FOUND IN THE COCKPIT IS BEEN DETERMINED THAT HIS DESTINATION WAS FLYING TEN AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COW PASTURE 1/4 MILE EAST OF THE FLYING TEN AIRPORT ON THE SAME HEADING AS IF HE WOULD'VE BEEN LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE FLYING TEN AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF, THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED UPWARD OUT OF ITS MOUNTS AND THE TAIL SECTION AFT OF THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS BENT DOWNWARD 30°. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE UP POSITION AND THE POWER LEVER WAS IN THE FULL AFT POSITION.  THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PILOT IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND HAS BEEN UNCONSCIOUS FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. INFORMATION FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WHO WAS ON THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT STATED THE PILOT HAD FACIAL INJURIES, CHEST INJURIES AND A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT LEG NEAR THE ANKLE BONE.  2.  CAUSES AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOT ALREADY ADDRESSED IN 13-16: UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO INTERVIEW THE PILOT, THE ACTUAL CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE FACTORS CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.  3.  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE RISK OF FUTURE OCCURRENCES: NONE  4.  COMMENTS IF ANY: PILOT LIVED UNTIL 5/10/2010 AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE VENTILATOR.

## 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 ERA10LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA233), Apr 16, 2010: Cessna 172H (N8112L), Archer, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for undetermined reasons while maneuvering in the vicinity of an airport, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and 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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