# Accident 20190629008409A: Cessna 208B, Plant City, FL, June 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Blackwater Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1375° N, 82.1467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1375&lon=-82.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80JF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TPE331-12JR (registry code 33806, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-12jr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE331-12JR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,252 total, 1,545 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008409A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 29, 2019, AT 0930 EST A 1993 CESSNA, MODEL 208B, N80JF REGISTERED TO ISR AVIATION LLC, HAD A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AT PLANT CITY, FL (9FD2) ON RUNWAY 35.  THE PILOT STATED, JUST A FEW FEET BEFORE THRESHOLD RWY 35, APPROXIMATELY 100FT AGL ON SHORT FINAL, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY OUTSIDE LEAVING HIM WITH NO CHANCE TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND BECAUSE THE JUMPERS WERE PERFORMING THEIR TRAFFIC PATTERNS TO LAND RIGHT OVER THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE INTERNAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NEAR THE NOSE GEAR AND SURROUNDING AREA. IN ADDITION, THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT, THE PROPELLER FROM SUDDEN STOPPAGE WHILE OPERATING, AND A NOSE GEAR SEPARATION. THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.   VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOLE ABOARD AND HAD NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA19TA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA211), Jun 29, 2019: Cessna 208 (N80JF), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare due to reduced visibility from a foggy windshield and his failure to use the airplane’s windshield defrost system, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent…

## Other reports on N80JF (3)

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

- [Incident 20260712007539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260712007539I), Jul 12, 2026: Cessna 208B (N80JF), Orange, MA, No damage, 1 fatal. Main chute: manufacture- performance design, inc, model: pd student 220, [privacy data omitted], date of manufacture: unk. Harness and container: manufacture-…
- [Incident 20251004015839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004015839I), Oct 4, 2025: Cessna 208B (N80JF), Orange, MA, No damage, 1 fatal. Main chute harness and container: chute shop votex ii V4 s/n:0323430 dom: June 2016 Reserve canopy aerodyne research smart 150 sn:25691 dom: may 2004 (Aad)…
- [Incident 20200402006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200402006369I), Apr 2, 2020: Cessna 208B (N80JF), Lake Wales, FL, No damage. Skydiver landed fast and hard and broke ankle on landing as he lost his footing.

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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