# Accident 20121008023179A: Cessna 172P, Cedar Key, FL, October 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: Cedar Key/Levy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1342° N, 83.0503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1342&lon=-83.0503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97757 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 42 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121008023179A

## Narrative

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

10/10/2012ASSIGNED TO INVESTIGATE THIS ACCIDENT.ARRIVED AT CEDAR KEY AND FOUND AIRCRAFT BEING PREPARED FOR RECOVERY.AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF SOUTHWEST END OF RUNWAY NOSE DOWN IN A MARSH AREA, THIS AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET LOWER IN ELEVATION THAN THE RUNWAY SURFACE. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL TO BE BROKEN OFF AND DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL FROM THE NOSE GEAR BENDING AFT.SLIGHT BENDING ON ONE PROPELLER BLADE.RIGHT WING TIP CAP BROKEN FROM IMPACT WITH BRUSH.I INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND HE STATED THAT HE HAD MADE ONE APPROACH THAT WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST SO HE WENT AROUND AND LANDED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT IN THE DISTANCE REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY.EVIDENCE ON THE RUNWAY SHOWED THAT SKID MARKS DID NOT START UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 2/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY. THIS WOULD LEAVE ONLY 600 FEET REMAINING.PILOT WRITTEN STATEMENT IS ON FILE.AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED TO THE RAMP AREA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.INSPECTED BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BRAKE HAD MORE PLAY IN IT THAN THE LEFT ALTHOUGH BOTH BRAKES ACTUATED AND WORKED.CONTACTED THE CURRENT OPERATOR ULTIMATE AIR ACADEMY INC IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA KATARINI XENAKI FOR COPIES OF THE MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS AND TO FIND OUT WHEN THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE.10/11/2012RECEIVED VIA E MAIL THE MAINTENANCE LOGS AND AIRCRAFT RENTAL CONTRACT FOR THIS FLIGHT. RENTAL CONTRACT IS SIGNED BY PILOT BUT NOT BY THE RENTAL COMPANY.ANNUAL INSPECTION IS CURRENT AND COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 24 2012 TT 3631.2

## 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 ERA13CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA016), Oct 8, 2012: Cessna 172P (N97757), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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