# Accident 20250309008809A: Cessna 172S, Brooksville, FL, March 9, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TZ4S
- Location: 28.4735° N, 82.4561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4735&lon=-82.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250309008809A

## Narrative

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

PIC DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 IN BROOKSVILLE, FL. PIC WAS MAKING A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. PIC DID A NORMAL LANDING PROCEDURE, FULL FLAPS, PITCHING FOR 75 KTS. PIC REPORTED WIND GUSTING 200 DEGREES AT 9KTS. PIC STATED THEY PULLED THE THROTTLE OVER THE GRASS JUST BEFORE CROSSING ONTO RUNWAY 21 FOR LANDING AND CAME OVER AT 70-75 KTS. PIC REPORTED COMING DOWN INTO GROUND EFFECT THEN FLARING AND PIC SAID THEY FELT THE MAINS TOUCH DOWN THEN ALMOST RIGHT AFTER THEY FELT THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCH DOWN. PIC BOUNCED THE LANDIND. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROP STRUCK AND DAMAGED FIREWALL.

## 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 ERA25LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA148), Mar 9, 2025: Cessna 172 (N740SP), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage.

## Other reports on N740SP (2)

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

- [Accident 20150610008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150610008689A), Jun 10, 2015: Cessna 172S (N740SP), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. The jet air aircraft came in June 10, 2015 from burlington, IA for a 50 hr. Inspection at the Galesburg airport. Upon inspecting the engine, it was noted that…
- [Accident 20130822016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130822016869A), Aug 22, 2013: Cessna 172S (N740SP), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. N740SP received substantial damage during an approach and attempted landing at Manassas airport (hef) on Thursday August 22, 2013 at approximately 0928 local…

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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