- Date
- September 3, 1994, 11:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734QACessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940903025449A
- Case key
- 37597
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's improper landing flare/touchdown, resulting in a hard landing, and subsequent separation of the nose gear.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was making a VFR approach to a full stop landing. The pilot stated he misjudged his altitude, and flared too high, resulting in a hard landing. The airplane became airborne, and bounced again. The nosewheel separated, and the airplane ran off the right side of the runway.
Factual narrative
On September 3, 1994, about 1110 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734QA, registered to Aero Vations Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, crashed on landing at the Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Hernando County Airport, Brooksville, Florida, 40 minutes before the accident.
The student pilot stated he was making a VFR approach to runway 25. He misjudged his altitude, and flared too high, resulting in a hard landing. The airplane bounced, became airborne, and bounced again. The nosewheel separated, and the airplane ran off the right side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734QA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269020
- Airframe hours
- 2,412
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero Vations Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 4, 1994 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- BKV · Brooksville, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ORL · Orlando Executive, runway 25, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 15 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.