# NTSB MIA83LA010: Cessna 172P, N50950, Ft. Myers, FL, October 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 9, 1982, 12:05 local (16:05 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Myers, FL
- Location: 26.5866° N, 81.8632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5866&lon=-81.8632&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70784/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA010

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING. DURING THE LANDING FLAREOUT, THE PILOT LEVELED OFF HIGH, TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BOUNCED TWO TIMES, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50950 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274239
- Airframe hours: 1001
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Intercontinental Aviation
- Registered owner: Intercontinental Aviation
- Departed: C, ORLANDO, FL
- Destination: C, FT. MYERS, FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: FMY, Page Field, runway 13, 4,997 × 150 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 42 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 as pilot in command, 41 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19821009052009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009052009A), Oct 9, 1982: Cessna 172P, Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing, bounced and aircraft went off runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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