Cessna 172N N737FE

Summary

On 17 May 2004 at about 21:59 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737FE was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, 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

17 May 2004 at 21:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

North Perry (HWO)

Coordinates

26.0014, -80.2358

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N737FE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pembroke Pines → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA04CA085

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to establish a climb and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing leading to the airplane departing the runway and incurring substantial damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that while landing on runway 9R he initiated a go-around when his landing flare became unstable. The airplane did not climb and he elected to land on the remaining runway. He did not maintain directional control, departed the left side of runway 9R, impacted a taxiway sign and collapsed the nose gear incurring substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.