# Accident 20110914020649A: Cessna 172R, Naples, FL, September 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2011, 11:10 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OFPS
- Location: 26.1522° N, 81.7756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1522&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10632, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10632) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA490) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110914020649A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PERFORMED AN IMPROPER FLARE TO LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE TIRE TO MAKE THE FIRST CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE IMPROPER LANDING PROCEDURE INDUCED A PORPOSING ACTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE THIRD BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER WITH INCIFICIANT RUDDER INPUTS. CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, PROCEDING THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH AND IMPACTING AN EMBACKMENT PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP ON TAXI WAY BRAVO.

## 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 ERA11CA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA490), Sep 14, 2011: Cessna 172R (N10632), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N10632 (1)

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

- [Incident 20110610010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110610010519I), Jun 10, 2011: Cessna 172R (N10632), Kissimmee, FL, No damage. Airman was practicing takeoffs and landings. On his thir approach the aircraft bounce after contacting runway. The airman added power, the aircraft veered left…

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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