# Accident 20140314002629A: Cessna 172M, Brookesville, FL, March 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2014, 10:38 local time
- Place: Brookesville, FL
- Airport: Brooksville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4736° N, 82.4556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4736&lon=-82.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80457-2018-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 112 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140314002629A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS APPROACHING BROOKSVILLE AIRPORT.  THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 080 AT 8 KNOTS.  GUST WERE FORECAST LATER IN THE DAY.  THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 03.  RUNWAY 09 WAS ALSO IN USE.  DURING THE FLARE TO LANDING, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST FROM THE RIGHT.  HE TRIED TO CORRECT BY USING ONLY RUDDER.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE TURF TO THE LEFT WITH THE LEFT WING TIP.  THE PILOT LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WENT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND RIPPED THE NOSE GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED:  LEFT WING TIP BENT INTO SPAR, LEFT FUEL TANK RUPTURED, RIGHT WING TIP BENT INTO SPAR, NOSE GEAR SHEARED FROM AIRCRAFT, FIREWALL BENT.

PILOT REEXAM IS RECOMMENDED.

## 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 ERA14CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA155), Mar 14, 2014: Cessna 172M (N80457), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the reported crosswind conditions resulting in the wings contacting the ground.

## Other reports on N80457 (2)

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

- [Accident 20170713009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170713009089A), Jul 13, 2017: Cessna 172M (N80457), Key Biscayne, FL, Substantial damage. While enroute from kpbi to ktmb and at an altitude of 1,100 feet, the Cessna 172M, N80457, experienced a rough running engine and loss of power. The pilot…
- [Incident 20130312003899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130312003899I), Mar 12, 2013: Cessna 172M (N80457), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was landing with a crosswind. Improper control inputs resulted in aircraft veering off the runway onto the grass portion between runway 27 and taxiway…

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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