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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Immokalee, FL · March 30, 2013

Date
March 30, 2013 · 13:55 local
Place
Immokalee, FL
Airport
Immokalee Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N410LR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13CA189
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0-360-B1E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

03/30/2013 Immokalee Regional Airport reported a Cessna with registration number N410LR. After landing the aircraft veered to the left and entered a ditch, the nose gear then collapsed.

On 04/02/2013 inspector from this office arrived at Immokalee Regional Airport to investigate the matter. Spoke with airport manager and received the airport accident report along with picture they took of aircraft.

On 04/03/2013 inspectors from this office spoke with student pilot about the events that happened.

He also provided a written statement of events that took place.

On 04/11/2013 inspect aircraft and determined substantial damage due to damages at, nose landing gear, nose landing gear steering linkage, fire wall, propeller, right wing leading edge, checked for continuity at rudder.

As the FAA filed it

03/30/2013 IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A CESSNA WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N410LR. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED A DITCH, THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED.

ON 04/02/2013 INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. SPOKE WITH AIRPORT MANAGER AND RECEIVED THE AIRPORT ACCIDENT REPORT ALONG WITH PICTURE THEY TOOK OF AIRCRAFT.

ON 04/03/2013 INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE SPOKE WITH STUDENT PILOT ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED.

HE ALSO PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE.

ON 04/11/2013 INSPECT AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO DAMAGES AT, NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING LINKAGE, FIRE WALL, PROPELLER, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY AT RUDDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.