20170107000649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Pembroke Pines, FL · January 7, 2017

Date: January 7, 2017 · 10:00 local
Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
Airport: North Perry Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 1WLS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N907WA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA111
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 54 total54 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

N907WARegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17267907 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft Cessna C-172N, N907WA with a student pilot preforming touch and go?s at North Perry Airport (hwo) from runway 28L. Student completed 8 touch and go?s without any issues. The 9th approach to hwo runway 28L on touchdown the aircraft nose gear collapsed both right and left wings striking the runway damaging the wing. The aircraft propeller struck the runway surface and the aircraft skidded to the right into the grass striking a taxiway light fixture. Student pilot was uninjured in the event.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CESSNA C-172N, N907WA WITH A STUDENT PILOT PREFORMING TOUCH AND GO?S AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) FROM RUNWAY 28L. STUDENT COMPLETED 8 TOUCH AND GO?S WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. THE 9TH APPROACH TO HWO RUNWAY 28L ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS STRIKING THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT FIXTURE. STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED IN THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA111Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHollywood, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.Jan 7, 2017 · Substantial damage