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FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Miami, FL · August 30, 2025

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Date
August 30, 2025 · 10:30 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami Exec
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
AVZS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N903AZ
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N903AZRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276198 · Built 1984Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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NTSB accident no.: n/a atqa: A-SO-19-25-055 sas ptrs no.:

SO19202507115 task id: T-SO19-FY26-0005 registration: nxxxx make: Cessna model: C-172 serial number: xxxx when: August 30, 2025 where: Miami executive airport what: on August 30, 2025, at approximately 1020 local time, "pilot statement"

I am a student pilot for aviator zone who came in to solo and do pattern work. All my documents were inspected in order to go out and solo. I went out, did my usual preflight checklist, made sure oil and fuel was good. Inspected the plane thoroughly and everything was good. Taxied out to runway 27L via d. did 1 full stop taxi back and then 4 touch and goes. My landings were good but my last landing before going out again and coming for a full stop was a bit hard. After I was coming in for a full stop, making it my 6th and final landing. I landed firmly, slightly hard, slightly loaded to the left, and as I proceeded to taxi out D5, the left strut was bending in on itself and I had to stop in the middle of runway 27L. ATC contacted me, asked if I needed assistance, I told them yes and that I was stopped on the runway. They informed me that county and fire rescue was coming out to see me. There was no fire, I was able to shut the engine off and there was leakage from the fuel vent from the left wing since it was tilted down. Miami dade and fire rescue came to the scene, asked if I was ok, Miami dade took my information down, they asked for my id, student pilot license, and medical certificate which I gave to them. After the mechanics came, they were able to get the plane off the runway and back to the school. I went with them and they brought me back to the school. When I was in the school, I wrote an internal safety report, and the FAA came to speak with me, checked my log book for endorsements, asked for my information and told me to write them a report.

8020-9, N903AZ landing roll on rwy 27L, incurred a left main gear collapse abeam twy D5, and subsequently a fuel spill. Pilot reported no injuries. County was called to assist. Alert 3 was then initiated.

At approximately 1230 local time FAA responded to the scene AD assessed damage to aircraft. Damage was classified as minor. No injuries, 1 soul on board. The cmt of the flight was notified for follow up action.

As the FAA filed it

NTSB ACCIDENT NO.: N/A ATQA: A-SO-19-25-055 SAS PTRS NO.:

SO19202507115 TASK ID: T-SO19-FY26-0005 REGISTRATION: NXXXX MAKE: CESSNA MODEL: C-172 SERIAL NUMBER: XXXX WHEN: AUGUST 30, 2025 WHERE: MIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WHAT: ON AUGUST 30, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1020 LOCAL TIME, "PILOT STATEMENT"

I AM A STUDENT PILOT FOR AVIATOR ZONE WHO CAME IN TO SOLO AND DO PATTERN WORK. ALL MY DOCUMENTS WERE INSPECTED IN ORDER TO GO OUT AND SOLO. I WENT OUT, DID MY USUAL PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST, MADE SURE OIL AND FUEL WAS GOOD. INSPECTED THE PLANE THOROUGHLY AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 27L VIA D. DID 1 FULL STOP TAXI BACK AND THEN 4 TOUCH AND GOES. MY LANDINGS WERE GOOD BUT MY LAST LANDING BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN AND COMING FOR A FULL STOP WAS A BIT HARD. AFTER I WAS COMING IN FOR A FULL STOP, MAKING IT MY 6TH AND FINAL LANDING. I LANDED FIRMLY, SLIGHTLY HARD, SLIGHTLY LOADED TO THE LEFT, AND AS I PROCEEDED TO TAXI OUT D5, THE LEFT STRUT WAS BENDING IN ON ITSELF AND I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF RUNWAY 27L. ATC CONTACTED ME, ASKED IF I NEEDED ASSISTANCE, I TOLD THEM YES AND THAT I WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THEY INFORMED ME THAT COUNTY AND FIRE RESCUE WAS COMING OUT TO SEE ME. THERE WAS NO FIRE, I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THERE WAS LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL VENT FROM THE LEFT WING SINCE IT WAS TILTED DOWN. MIAMI DADE AND FIRE RESCUE CAME TO THE SCENE, ASKED IF I WAS OK, MIAMI DADE TOOK MY INFORMATION DOWN, THEY ASKED FOR MY ID, STUDENT PILOT LICENSE, AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WHICH I GAVE TO THEM. AFTER THE MECHANICS CAME, THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE PLANE OFF THE RUNWAY AND BACK TO THE SCHOOL. I WENT WITH THEM AND THEY BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE SCHOOL. WHEN I WAS IN THE SCHOOL, I WROTE AN INTERNAL SAFETY REPORT, AND THE FAA CAME TO SPEAK WITH ME, CHECKED MY LOG BOOK FOR ENDORSEMENTS, ASKED FOR MY INFORMATION AND TOLD ME TO WRITE THEM A REPORT.

8020-9, N903AZ LANDING ROLL ON RWY 27L, INCURRED A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE ABEAM TWY D5, AND SUBSEQUENTLY A FUEL SPILL. PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. COUNTY WAS CALLED TO ASSIST. ALERT 3 WAS THEN INITIATED.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME FAA RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AD ASSESSED DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE WAS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR. NO INJURIES, 1 SOUL ON BOARD. THE CMT OF THE FLIGHT WAS NOTIFIED FOR FOLLOW UP ACTION.