# Accident 20200719010099A: Cessna 172M, Wellington, FL, July 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Airport: Wellington Aero Club
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6467° N, 80.2950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6467&lon=-80.2950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1655V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1655V-2021-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200719010099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNDER PART 91 OPERATING CESSNA CE-172M, SERIAL NUMBER 17263704, REGISTRATION N1655V EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE WELLINGTON AERO CLUB (FD38) RUNWAY 16 CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH BROKEN ANKLES, A BROKEN TIBIA, AND FACIAL BRUISES. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY IMPACT. N1655V REGISTRATION AC FORM 8050-1 SUBMITTED TO AIRCRAFT RECORDS ON JULY 1ST 2020, PRESENT OWNERS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FROM BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA.

## 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 ERA20CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA256), Jul 19, 2020: Cessna 172 (N1655V), Wellington, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a wind gust during landing.

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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