# Accident 20140914019099A: Cessna 172S, Naples, FL, September 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: X44S
- Location: 26.1525° N, 81.7756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1525&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21670, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21670) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 150 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140914019099A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 AIRCRAFT N21670 S/N 172S9709 A CESSNA 172 RETURNING TO NAPLES FROM A STUDENT SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. UPON LANDING AT NAPLES THE STUDENT REPORTED TO THE INSTRUCTOR SHE HAD A HARD LANDING. AFTER NOTIFICATION AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED FROM FLIGHT-LINE UNTILL MAINTENANCE DID THERE INSPECTION. MAINTENANANCE PERFORMED THERE INSPECTION AND REVEALED AIRCRAFT FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED AND DAMAGE TO COCKPIT FLOORING. PROPELLER AND ENGINE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGES.

## 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 ERA14CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA452), Sep 14, 2014: Cessna 172S (N21670), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land due to the deteriorating weather conditions.

## Other reports on N21670 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140127001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140127001129A), Jan 27, 2014: Cessna 172S (N21670), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot was performing his third solo landing at kimm (Immokalee, Florida) runway 18. During the VFR approach, just before the final flair, a gust of…
- [Accident 20050824020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050824020859A), Aug 24, 2005: Cessna 172S (N21670), Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) During an instructional flight, the student pilot (sp) was conducting a landing. The instructor pilot (ip) said everything was normal on the approach. As…

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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