# Accident 20110503007199A: Cessna 172P, Fort Pierce, FL, May 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2011, 12:20 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4917° N, 80.3703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4917&lon=-80.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5460K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460K-2022-07-02) (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: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110503007199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT, ON LANDING LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, COMMITTED A HARD LANDING AND BROKE THE STEERING CONTROL LINKAGE, THE NOSE GEAR BRACKET, BENT THE FIREWALL, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO PROP STRIKE.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN GRASSY AREA OFF 10L. REPORT GIVEN TO APOI FOR COUNSELING STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR

## 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 ERA11CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA283), May 3, 2011: Cessna 172P (N5460K), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N5460K (3)

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

- [Incident 20101008048719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101008048719I), Oct 8, 2010: Cessna 172P (N5460K), Ft. Pierce, FL, Minor damage. On October 10, 2010, at 1530 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-172-S, registration number N5460K struck a bird on the right wing just inboard of the wing…
- [Incident 20100301028499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100301028499I), Mar 1, 2010: Cessna 172P (N5460K), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. 3/1/2010 CFI morrison and student [privacy data omitted] were practicing simulated engine out approaches and landings at kpfron 10L. On apporach prior to…
- [Incident 20011003035649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011003035649I), Oct 3, 2001: Cessna 172P (N5460K), Fort Pierce, FL. (-23) This was a student pilot on his second supervised solo and third landing of the day. On this landing the tower changed his runway for a full stop and…

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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