# Accident 20140623011069A: Cessna 172M, Miami, FL, June 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2014, 20:55 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6478° N, 80.4328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6478&lon=-80.4328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621AA-2016-02-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140623011069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14CA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA331), Jun 24, 2014: Cessna 172M (N621AA), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the security of the seat prior to flight, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent 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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