# Incident 20210827015079I: Cessna 172N, Miami, FL, August 27, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2021, 16:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3YE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3YE-2023-01-11) (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-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210827015079I

## Narrative

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

N3YE, C172, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON VIRGINIA KEY BEACH DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO SHALLOW WATER AND NOSED OVER. NO INJURIES TO BOTH PILOTS. CFI AND STUDENT PILOT OPERATING N3YE, OPERATED BY NON-CERTIFICATED FAA FLIGHT SCHOOL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT SCHOOL FROM TAMIAMI AIRPORT, MIAMI FLORIDA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH REGISTRATION PENDING. NO INJURIES TO BOTH PILOTS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3YE (1)

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

- [Incident 20191004018729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191004018729I), Oct 4, 2019: Cessna 172N (N3YE), Homestead, FL, No damage. Pilot reported that while on downwind to runway 10 at Homestead general airport, aircraft began to shake. Pilot attempted to land on runway 18 but aircraft…

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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