# NTSB MIA81DLA27: Cessna 172, N5309K, Keystone Hgts, FL, May 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1981
- Place: Keystone Hgts, FL · KEYSTONE HGTS, FL
- Location: 29.7829° N, 82.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keystone Heights, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7829&lon=-82.0356&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 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA27

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1482  81/5/28    KEYSTONE HGTS,FL    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N5309K              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1093 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYSTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5309K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5309K-1990-09-20), registration cancelled 1990-09-20, S/N 17274058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Keystone

## 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 19810528041309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528041309A), May 28, 1981: Cessna 172P, Keystone Height, FL, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to go too FAR and aircraft stalled on attempted go around.

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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