# Accident 20110615013249A: Cessna 172N, Belle Glade, FL, June 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2011, 18:05 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Airport: Belle Glade State Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4954G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4954G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 42 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110615013249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED ST LUCIE COUNTY AIRPORT (FPR) AT 15:47 LOCAL ON A TIME BUILDING FLIGHT VFR. COMPUTER WEATHER BREIFING SHOWED ACTIVITY ABOVE MELBOURNE; A FRONT MOVING NW TO NE, BUT ALL IN "YELLOW" ON RADAR.  WORKED 3000 FT ABOVE LAKE OKEECHOBEE WITH INTENT TO RETURN TO FPR.  ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULT WEATHER WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BLOCKING RETURN.  DIVERTED TO THE SOUTH AND ENCOUNTERED GUSTING WINDS (15-28K) ON APPROACH FOR EMERGENCY LANDING AT BELLE GLADE (X10). FIRST APPROACH COULD NOT ALLIGN TO RUNWAY 9 CENTERLINE. AFTER GO-AROUND, SECOND ATTEMPT 20 DEGREE FLAPS AND FULL RUDDER, AT 40-45 DEG CRAB' GUSTING WINDS PUSHED NOSE DOWN AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN SUGAR CANE FIELD APPROX 1000 FT NORTH OF RUNWAY. WINGS STRUCK, NOSE GEAR BUCKLED UNDER AIRSPEED APROX 30KT; PILOTS SEAT BROKE FROM TRACKS; PILOT SUFFERED CUT TO LEFT FORE ARM. PILOT SHUT DOWN, EGRESSED AND TREATED BY EMS ON SCENE; AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA11CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA347), Jun 15, 2011: Cessna 172N (N4954G), Belle Glades, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing approach.

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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