# Accident 20171116021129A: Cessna 172N, Pompano Beach, FL, November 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2483° N, 80.1100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2483&lon=-80.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75919, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75919-2020-05-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171116021129A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM EYW TO SUA BUT LANDED AT PMP DUE TO WEATHER AT SUA.  UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, AS THE OSCILLATIONS GREW THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, NOSE WHEEL AND PROP.

## 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 GAA18CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA064), Nov 16, 2017: Cessna 172 (N75919), Pompano, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise.

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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