Cessna 172N N6223D

Summary

On 3 August 2015 at about 11:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6223D, operated by ADF Airways, was involved in an accident near Miami, 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.

Date

3 August 2015 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami Executive (TMB)

Coordinates

25.6475, -80.4333

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N6223D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

ADF Airways

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Miami

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA214

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, while performing touch and go landings at his host airport, the airplane sustained a hard landing. He stated that the first of two landings was flat and the airplane bounced, but the subsequent takeoff was normal. He reported that during the second landing, "I felt that there was something wrong with the tire, so I stopped, followed the checklist to shut down the engine and proceeded to contact tower and request assistance." A post flight inspection revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fire wall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to flight that would have prevented normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.