# Accident 20121020023709A: Cessna 172R, Miami, FL, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 07:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: YDFS
- Location: 25.6419° N, 80.4264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6419&lon=-80.4264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N974BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N974BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 900 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020023709A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING, WITH A SIMULATED FIFTY FOOT OBSTACLE OVER THE BEGINING OF THE RUNWAY (27R) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE ENGINE FIRE WALL.

## 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 ERA13CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA044), Oct 20, 2012: Cessna 172R (N974BC), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper power management during a steep, obstacle-clearance approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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