Cessna 172S N21670
14 September 2014 · Naples, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 2014 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N21670, operated by Rexair Sales & Leasing LLC, was involved in an accident near Naples, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Naples, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- NAPLES Municipal (APF)
- Coordinates
- 26.1525, -81.7756
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N21670
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2004
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rexair Sales & Leasing LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Okeechobee → Naples
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA452
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land due to the deteriorating weather conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot was returning to her home airport, and was on a straight-in approach to the 6,600-foot runway. At the time of the landing clearance, the tower controller reported that the weather conditions were "deteriorating rapidly" to instrument meteorological conditions, but the pilot reported the runway was in sight during the entire approach. She said she completed the approach in accordance with traffic pattern altitudes and speed, and set the flaps to 20 degrees prior to touchdown. During the landing, the airplane touched down "hard" on the main and nose landing gear, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2014 | Cessna 172S | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Rexair Sales & Leasing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2014 | Cessna 172P | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2014 | Cessna 172 | Selkirk, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Apr 2014 | Cessna 172I | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity, BLDG 4828 | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2014 | Cessna 172M | Everglades City, Florida, United States | Pilot Training Center LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Cessna 172N | Premana Lecco, Italy | Aero Club Como | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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