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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172RG · Opa Locka, FL · May 6, 2016

Date
May 6, 2016 · 13:37 local
Place
Opa Locka, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
V6OS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N510FA
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-F1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,700 total150 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

N510FA was practicing power off approach to landings at opf. During their approach the aircraft touched down 109 feet short of the runway which caused the nose wheel to snap off. The aircraft skidded to a stop 524 feet from the initial impact point.

As the FAA filed it

N510FA WAS PRACTICING POWER OFF APPROACH TO LANDINGS AT OPF. DURING THEIR APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 109 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO SNAP OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP 524 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT.