# Accident 20150803013049A: Cessna 172N, Miami, FL, August 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2015, 08:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: YDFS
- Location: 25.6475° N, 80.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6475&lon=-80.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6223D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6223D-2015-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150803013049A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON NOSE WHEEL ON SOLO FLIGHT BY STUDENT PILOT

## 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 GAA15CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA214), Aug 3, 2015: Cessna 172N (N6223D), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane firewall.

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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