# Accident 20180329016879A: Cessna 172S, Lantana, FL, March 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2018, 09:11 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Lantana Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5834° N, 80.0554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lantana, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5834&lon=-80.0554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907JW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180329016879A

## Narrative

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

N907JW IS A 2006 CESSNA 172S OWNED AND OPERATED BY PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING CO OF LANTANA, FL. THE STANDARD NORMAL UTILITY A/W DATE IS 3 OCT 2006 AND THE VALID CERTIFICATE ISSUE/EXPIRATION DATE IS 3 NOV 2006/31 OCT 2021.

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TRAINING (PRIVATE PILOT MANEUVERS) AND THE EVENT HAPPENED DURING THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 16. THE WINDS WERE 140 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15. THE AIRPLANE WAS IN LANDING CONFIGURATION AND THE PILOT WAS READY TO COMPLETE A NORMAL LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, SO THE PILOT ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO SMOOTH OUT THE LANDING BUT THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AGAIN. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH BEFORE IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE A CALL ON THE CTAF OF THE DISABLED AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND CALLED PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING FOR ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED NOR DID THE INCIDENT CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PEOPLE/FACILITIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N907JW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070808824519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808824519I), Aug 8, 2007: Cessna 172S (N907JW), West Palm Beac, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor allowed the student to go too FAR on the approach to landing causing confusion. There was not a positive exchange of controls and the aircraft…
- [Accident 20070718018559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070718018559A), Jul 18, 2007: Cessna 172S (N907JW), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight instructor reported that after landing the aircraft bounced and veered to the right. Hoping to avoid another hard landing, the instructor…

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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