# NTSB ATL04CA113: Cessna 172N, N737HW, Odessa, FL, May 4, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 4, 2004, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Odessa, FL - Coordinates: 28.186111, -82.621948 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1861&lon=-82.6219&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 59357 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL04CA113 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59357/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA113 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he and his passengers departed Executive Airport and stayed within the local flying area. After about one hour of flying, they returned to Executive Airport, The pilot report as he enter the traffic pattern for runway 08, he radioed his position. The pilot recalled that he lowered the wing flaps to the full down position on final approach. The pilot stated that the landing was a "hard one". The pilot taxied the airplane to the refueling pump and was told to leave the airplane at the pump. The pilot reported that he saw no damage to the airplane after deplaning. According to the pilot several days latter, he was informed of the firewall damaged to the airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 4, 2004, at 1200 eastern daylight time a Cessna 172N, N737HW, registered to Jensen Aviation, and flown by a private pilot collided with the ground during a full-stop landing on runway 08 at the Tampa Executive Airport, in Odessa, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot and is two passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight departed Tampa Executive Airport in Odessa, Florida, at 1100 on May, 4, 2004. According to the pilot, he and his passengers departed Executive Airport and stayed within the local flying area. After about one hour of flying, they returned to Executive Airport, The pilot report as he enter the traffic pattern for runway 08, he radioed his position. The pilot recalled that he lowered the wing flaps to the full down position on final approach. The pilot stated that the landing was a "hard one". The pilot taxied the airplane to the refueling pump and was told to leave the airplane at the pump. The pilot reported that he saw no damage to the airplane after deplaning. According to the pilot several days latter, he was informed of the firewall damaged to the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N737HW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737HW), registered now, S/N 17269439, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172-69439 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jensen Aviation - Registered owner: Bill Jensen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 3FD1, Odessa, FL - Airport: 3FD1, Tampa Executive Airport, runway 08, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 271 total, 38 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040504017089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040504017089A), May 4, 2004: Cessna 172N, Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 4, 2004, at 1215 EST, a Cessna 172, N737HW, registered to jensen aviation inc., had a hard landing on final approach to runway 080 at Tampa bay… 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. 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