# NTSB MIA05CA120: Cessna 172R, N416FR, Fort Myers, FL, May 28, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 28, 2005, 09:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Coordinates: 26.585277, -81.85778
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5853&lon=-81.8578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Tampa FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61734/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA120

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper landing flare which 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

The pilot stated that she landed hard while performing touch-and-go landings.  The airplane incurred damage to its firewall.  According to the pilot, prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures are malfunctions in the airplane for any of its systems

## Factual narrative

On May 28, 2005, about 0945 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N416FR, registered to and operated by Beaver Aviation South, Inc., as a Title 14 CFR 91 personal flight, had a hard landing, at Page Field, Fort Myers, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.  The private-rated pilot was not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage.  The flight originated at Ft. Myers, to same day, about 0940.

The pilot stated that she was in the airport traffic pattern performing touch-and-go landings, and one of the landings was a hard landing.  She said, after her touch-and-goes, she secured the airplane, and but was not aware of the damage that had occurred with the firewall, until she was told the so by maintenance personnel.  According to the pilot, prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures are malfunctions in the airplane for any of its systems.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N416FR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416FR-2010-11-24), registration cancelled 2010-11-24, S/N 17280281, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172R
- Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-80281
- Airframe hours: 6555
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Beaver Aviation South Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 1, 2005
- Departed: FMY, Ft Myers, FL
- Destination: FMY

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review March 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 409 total, 163 in this make and model, 296 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: FMY

## 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 20050528011389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528011389A), May 28, 2005: Cessna 172R, Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 28, 2005, at 0956 EST, a Cessna 172R, N416FR, registered to beaver aviation south inc., sustained a hard impact landing at Page Field Airport,…

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.

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