# Accident 20260201002819A: Cessna 172RG, Pembroke Pines, FL, February 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2026, 19:07 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9982° N, 80.2367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9982&lon=-80.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 105 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260201002819A

## Narrative

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

NTSB ACCIDENT NO.: ERA26LA126 ATQA: A-SO-19-26-025 SAS PTRS NO.: SO19202602426 TASK ID:	T-SO19-FY26-0377 REGISTRATION: NXXXXMAKE: CESSNA MODEL: C175RG SERIAL NUMBER: XXXX WHEN: FEBRUARY 1, 2026 WHERE: HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY (HWO) WHAT: ON SUNDAY FEB 1, AT APPROXIMATELY 1907HRS,  AN AIRCRAFT REGISTERED AS XXXXX, C172RG HAD GEAR FAILURE UPON LANDING ON RWY 28L AT HWO.  AIRCRAFT ORIGINALLY DEPARTED FROM KHWO AND DEPARTED THE AIRSPACE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 28L. GROUND CONTROL RECEIVED A CALL ON FREQUENCY THAT WAS UNREADABLE. AS LOCAL CONTROL WAS CONTROLLING OTHER AIRCRAFT A PHONE CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT STATING THAT THERE WAS AN AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY WHOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  LOCAL CONTROL THEN SENT ALL AIRCRAFT AROUND.

## 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 ERA26LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA126), Feb 1, 2026: Cessna 172RG (N949SM), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## Other reports on N949SM (1)

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

- [Incident 20120714017149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120714017149I), Jul 14, 2012: Cessna 172RG (N949SM), Hammond, LA, Minor damage. As the aircraft and crew were entering maneuvers the gear was put down, left main did not go to the "down and lock". Crew performed their emergency procedures…

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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