# Incident 20170512004949I: Cessna 172R, Boca Raton, FL, May 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2017, 13:47 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3767° N, 80.1086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3767&lon=-80.1086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23759 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170512004949I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCH AND GOES AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 05 AND INTO THE SWALE AREA AND THEN IMPACTED THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED PROPELLER STRIKE AND MINOR RIGHT WING AND EMPENAGE DAMAGE

## 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 GAA17CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA277), May 12, 2017: Cessna 172 (N23759), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a tailwind.

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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