# Accident 20131224024789A: Cessna 172S, Miami, FL, December 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2013, 15:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9075° N, 80.2783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9075&lon=-80.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17223, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17223) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131224024789A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE LANDING.

## 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 ERA14CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA078), Dec 24, 2013: Cessna 172S (N17223), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during a gusty, crosswind 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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