# Accident 20221216020059A: Cessna R172K, Brooksville, FL, December 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2022, 15:15 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4736° N, 82.4554° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4736&lon=-82.4554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5405V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5405V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,044 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221216020059A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 16, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172K, S/N R1722294 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 AT HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT (BKV).  THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITING THE RUNWAY AND BECAME INVERTED IN A DITCH IN BETWEEN RUNWAY 9 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND ONLY SOLE ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## 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 ERA23LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA091), Dec 16, 2022: Cessna R172K (N5405V), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing that fractured the nose landing gear assembly, resulting in a loss of directional control and a nose-over.

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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