# Accident 20120903021459A: Cessna 172S, Sebring, FL, September 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9965P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9965P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA560) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120903021459A

## Narrative

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

09/03/2012: 09:00LT STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED LAKELAND AIRPORT TO CONDUCT A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AS PART OF HIS FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM.THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DURING THE FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT NAVIGATED BY MEANS OF PILOTAGE AND USE OF THE GARMIN 1000 EQUIPMENT TO CONDUCT HIS FLIGHT TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION.THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT TO OBSERVE TRAFFIC AND ANNOUNCE HIS INTENTIONS TO LAND ON ACTIVE RUNWAY 36.THE PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH WHICH  RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING. NOT REALIZING THAT ANY DAMAGED HAD OCCURRED THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO LAKELAND AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED AT LAKELAND AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND AND THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, CABIN DECK, THE TUNNEL CONTAINING THE CONTROL CABLES CONNECTING THE YOKES TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE ELEVATOR TRAVEL RESTRICTION CAUSED BY THE SHEET METAL WORK DAMAGE SURROUNDING THE CONTROL CABLES.

## 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 ERA12CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA560), Sep 3, 2012: Cessna 172S (N9965P), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N9965P (1)

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

- [Incident 20200815012919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200815012919I), Aug 15, 2020: Cessna 172S (N9965P), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. The airman, [privacy data omitted], a foreign national and student of international aviation academy out of Lakeland, FL, rented a Cessna 172, registration…

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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