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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Miami, FL · June 23, 2014

Date: June 23, 2014 · 20:55 local
Place: Miami, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N621AA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA331
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 235 total45 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N621AARegistration cancelled Feb 19, 2016 · Cessna 172MS/N 17265161 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot was doing pattern work at the airport. Completed 4 touch and go's, on the fifth one pilot stated that the seat rolled back and was forced to flare the aircraft too much. Aircraft impacted the runway and the nose landing gear strut collapsed, propeller struck the ground, engine was pushed back into the firewall. Significant damage was caused to the firewall, mounts, fuselage, nose strut, propeller and engine. No injury to the pilot, no other airman was onboard.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS DOING PATTERN WORK AT THE AIRPORT. COMPLETED 4 TOUCH AND GO'S, ON THE FIFTH ONE PILOT STATED THAT THE SEAT ROLLED BACK AND WAS FORCED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT TOO MUCH. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED, PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE FIREWALL, MOUNTS, FUSELAGE, NOSE STRUT, PROPELLER AND ENGINE. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, NO OTHER AIRMAN WAS ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA14CA331Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMiami, FLThe pilot's failure to ensure the security of the seat prior to flight, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.Jun 24, 2014 · Substantial damage