# NTSB MIA83LA171: Cessna 172P, N64795, Clearwater, FL, June 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1983, 09:46 local (13:46 UTC)
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Location: 27.9086° N, 82.6865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST PETE-CLEARWATER INTL (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9086&lon=-82.6865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA171
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30906/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA171

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE, THEN ON THE 3RD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT WAS LOADED BEYOND ITS MAX LIMITED BY AN ESTIMATED 246 LBS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64795](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64795-2002-03-13), registration cancelled 2002-03-13, S/N 17275626, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275626
- Airframe hours: 675
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: St. Petersburg Air World Inc.
- Registered owner: Grm Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Airport: PIE, St. Peterburg/Clearwater, runway 4, 5,722 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,000 total, 28 in this make and model, 2,250 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIE

## 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 19830626027159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626027159A), Jun 26, 1983: Cessna 172P, Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Impact collapsed nose gear. Aircraft was 200 lbs overweight at time of accident.

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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