# NTSB MIA75DKT82: Cessna 172L, N7002Q, Sanibel Island, FL, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Sanibel Island, FL · SANIBEL ISLAND, FL
- Location: 26.4404° N, 82.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanibel Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4404&lon=-82.1137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1448  75/5/24    SANIBEL ISLAND,FL   CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 141
        TIME - 1335                    N7002Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANIBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW TAMIAMI,FL              SANIBEL ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AFTR ROUNDOUT ACFT FLOATED.RAN OFF END OF RWY HIT A DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7002Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7002Q-2017-06-30), registration cancelled 2017-06-30, S/N 17260302, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanibel

## 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 19750524012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524012099A), May 24, 1975: Cessna 172L, Sanibel Island, FL, Substantial damage. Aftr roundout acft floated. Ran off end of rwy hit a ditch.

## Other investigations on N7002Q (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 NYC95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA062), Feb 24, 1995: Cessna 172L (N7002Q), Saratoga Spgs, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT IN ATTEMPTING A FLIGHT UNDER THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS.

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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