# Incident 20240414003159I: Cessna 172R, West Palm Beach, FL, April 14, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 9TCS
- Location: 26.8459° N, 80.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (F45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8459&lon=-80.2223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35246, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240414003159I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 14, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL (EST) AT NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT IN NORTH PALM BEACH, FL (F45), A CESSNA 172-R AIRCRAFT THAT WAS FLYING A REMEDIAL TRAINING FLIGHT BY A STUDENT PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE DUE TO A HARD LANDING. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEY PROCEEDED ONTO THE TAXIWAY, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE, AND NOTED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE FBO RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISMANTLED AND MOVED BY GROUND TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOCATED AT WITHAM FIELD (KSUA) STUART, FL, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS UNDERGOING REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N35246 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250723010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250723010059A), Jul 23, 2025: Cessna 172R (N35246), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Incident occurred when pilot was conducting VFR pattern work at fpr on RWY10L. Pilot reported bird strike at 1503Z while in the left crosswind of RWY10L. Pilot…

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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