# Accident 20180529015159A: Cessna 172S, Kissimmee, FL, May 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 6FXS
- Location: 28.2908° N, 81.4372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2908&lon=-81.4372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N497SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N497SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180529015159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT APPROACH TO KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT WAS NORMAL. DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT N497SJ BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND. PILOT THEN LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO RAMP AREA. PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE OF DAMAGES FROM HARD LANDING SO THEY CALLED THEIR MAINTENANCE STAFF AND REPORTED POSSIBLE DAMAGE FROM HARD LANDING. MAINT STAFF CAME TO ISM AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED IT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. BENT FIREWALL AND DAMAGE TO LOWER TAIL SURFACE AT TIE DOWN HOOK.

## 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 GAA18CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA348), May 29, 2018: Cessna 172 (N497SJ), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.

## Other reports on N497SJ (3)

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

- [Accident 20241209020492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241209020492A), Dec 9, 2024: Cessna 172S (N497SJ), Pahokee, FL, Minor damage. NTSB accident no.: ERA25LA072B atqa: A-SO-19-25-011 sas ptrs no.: SO19202501498 task id:T-SO19-FY25-0294 registration: nxxxx make: Cessna model: 172 serial…
- [Accident 20161001016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001016109A), Oct 1, 2016: Cessna 172S (N497SJ), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft N497SJ with one pilot and one passenger on board, took off from Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) flying to punta gorda airport (pgd), FL when…
- [Accident 20020112001729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020112001729A), Jan 12, 2002: Cessna 172S (N497SJ), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot departed airport for local practice and touch and goes. On second touch and go, pilot tried to raise nose to flare, nose did not come up,…

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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