# Incident 20160506005329I: Cessna 172RG, Opa Locka, FL, May 6, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2016, 13:37 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: V6OS
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510FA-2018-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-F1A6 (registry code 42291, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-f1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,700 total, 150 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506005329I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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