# NTSB MIA93LA018: Cessna 172L, N9854G, Okeechobee, FL, November 14, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 14, 1992, 13:27 local (18:27 UTC)
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Coordinates: 27.500606, -80.929862 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5006&lon=-80.9299&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 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA93LA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33196/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA018

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER FLARE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BALLOONED BACK INTO THE AIR AND STARTED A TURN TO THE RIGHT IN A NOSE UP ATTITUDE. A WITNESS HEARD AN INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER AND OBSERVED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PITCH DOWN TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING TIP AND NOSE WHEEL COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY SEPARATING THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, THE RIGHT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE GRASS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9854G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9854G-1995-04-29), registration cancelled 1995-04-29, S/N 17259754 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17259754
- Airframe hours: 5700
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sjg Enterprises, Inc.
- Registered owner: Sjg Enterprises, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 13, 1992, 92 hours before
- Airport: OBE, Okeechobee County Airport, runway 4, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 145 total, 68 in this make and model, 96 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 18 knots, gusting 22
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19921114046669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114046669A), Nov 14, 1992: Cessna 172L, Okeechobee, FL, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Tried go around. Failed compensate for torque. Lost control. Impacted wing low off runway.

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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