# Accident 20150424005189A: Cessna 172M, Clearwater, FL, April 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2015, 12:00 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9614° N, 82.7272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9614&lon=-82.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1576V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1576V-2018-02-28) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 184 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150424005189A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ACTING AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON A DISCOVERY FLIGHT AND WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT.  DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING, IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT IN COMMAND MADE A STEEP APPROACH WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SINK RATE.  AFTER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED.  FOLLOWING THE BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  AFTER RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT THAT WAS MOUNTED ON A CONCRETE PAD.  THE NOSE GEAR WAS RIPPED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PROP WAS DAMAGED AND SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA15CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA049), Apr 24, 2015: Cessna 172M (N1576V), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed during landing, which resulted in abnormal runway contact, a runway excursion, and substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N1576V (1)

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

- [Accident 19810704041419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704041419A), Jul 4, 1981: Cessna 172M (N1576V), Marianna, FL, Substantial damage. Report altitude loss leaving ground effect. Impact of end of runway. Either premature liftoff or throttle creep.

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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