# Accident 20170107000649A: Cessna 172N, Pembroke Pines, FL, January 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1WLS
- Location: 26.0022° N, 80.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0022&lon=-80.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907WA) (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: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170107000649A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA111), Jan 7, 2017: Cessna 172 (N907WA), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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