# NTSB MIA04CA085: Cessna 172N, N737FE, Pembroke Pines, FL, May 17, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 17, 2004, 17:59 local (21:59 UTC) - Place: Pembroke Pines, FL - Coordinates: 26.001388, -80.235832 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0014&lon=-80.2358&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Fort Lauderdale FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 59249 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA04CA085 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59249/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA085 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to establish a climb and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing leading to the airplane departing the runway and incurring substantial damage. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - aborted - climb - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The student pilot stated that while landing on runway 9R he initiated a go-around when his landing flare became unstable. The airplane did not climb and he elected to land on the remaining runway. He did not maintain directional control, departed the left side of runway 9R, impacted a taxiway sign and collapsed the nose gear incurring substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On May 17, 2004, about 1759 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N737FE, registered to Airline Training Academy and operated by a private individual, veered off the runway while performing a go-around at North Perry Airport, Pembroke Pines, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage and the student pilot reported no injuries. The flight had originated just prior to the accident from the same airport. The student pilot stated that during the flare, while landing on runway 9R, he experienced wind that caused the landing to become unstable, which he attempted to correct with right rudder. He initiated a go-around and he attempted to climb but could not get enough airspeed. The airplane was settling back to the ground so he decided to land back on the runway but the airplane veered left. Once on the ground, the airplane departed the left side of the runway and impacted a taxiway sign before coming to a stop. An FAA inspector who responded to the accident stated that the airplane had a collapsed nose gear and substantial damage to the left wing and firewall. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N737FE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737FE-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 17269378, 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: 17269378 - Airframe hours: 13048.9 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 1, 2004, 0 hours before - Departed: HWO, Pembroke Pines, FL - Airport: HWO, North Perry, runway 9R, 3,210 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 42; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: HWO ## 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 20040517009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040517009549A), May 17, 2004: Cessna 172N, Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 17, 2004 at about 1759 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N737FE registered an airline training academy and operated by a student pilot veered… From the NTSB's public API. 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