# NTSB ERA25LA149: Cessna 162, N62PT, Miami, FL, March 19, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 19, 2025, 08:21 local (12:21 UTC) - Place: Miami, FL · Airport property - Coordinates: 25.653777, -80.432866 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6538&lon=-80.4329&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199886 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA149 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199886/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199886 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA149 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis On the day of the accident, the student pilot performed three takeoffs and landings with his flight instructor before he was cleared by the instructor for solo takeoffs and landings. The student stated that he performed two uneventful solo takeoffs and landings. During the third landing, the airplane landed hard, bounced, and the pilot initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane stalled, and its left wing impacted the ground. The airplane exited departed the runway and came to rest in an upright position in a grassy area adjacent to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N62PT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62PT-2026-06-25), registration cancelled 2026-06-25, S/N 16200137, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162 - Registry model: [Cessna 162](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (registry code 060005E) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (registry code 17402, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16200137 - Year built: 2011 - Airframe hours: 2646.6 - Engines: Continental O-200-D 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Pilot Training Center LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 14, 2025, 41.5 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: TMB, Miami Executive Airport, runway 9L, 5,003 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 19, 2025; seat: left; flight hours: 52.1 total, 52.1 in this make and model, 0.6 as pilot in command, 16.3 in the last 90 days, 6.1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: TMB, 1 nm away - METAR: KTMB 191253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01890156 $ ## 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 20250319002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250319002039A), Mar 19, 2025: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Miami, FL, Destroyed. On March 19, 2025 at 08:15EST a 2011 Cessna C162 single engine airplane bearing [privacy data omitted] recieved substantial damage. Student and instructor… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 3, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199886. 4.9 MB in all. - NTSB 6120 1 form (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 4.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18524254&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%201%20Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 917 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18600384&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.