Summary
On March 28, 1994, a Cessna 172RG (N9786B) was involved in an incident near Parkland, FL. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT/WET RUNWAY CONDITION.
On March 28, 1994, about 1130 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172RG, N9786B, registered to ATE of Texas, Inc., operated by American Flyers, nosed over after landing at a private grass airstrip near Parkland, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot-rated student, certified flight instructor (CFI) and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, about 10 minutes earlier.
The Director of Operations of the flight school stated that another school airplane had performed a precautionary landing at the airstrip the night before.
This incident is documented in NTSB report MIA94LA106. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9786B.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT/WET RUNWAY CONDITION.
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Analysis
On March 28, 1994, about 1130 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172RG, N9786B, registered to ATE of Texas, Inc., operated by American Flyers, nosed over after landing at a private grass airstrip near Parkland, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot-rated student, certified flight instructor (CFI) and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, about 10 minutes earlier.
The Director of Operations of the flight school stated that another school airplane had performed a precautionary landing at the airstrip the night before. The accident flight was a previously scheduled dual training flight and before the flight, the Director of Operations asked the CFI and student to fly a passenger (school mechanic) to the airstrip. The student was flying the airplane and after touchdown on the main landing gears, the airplane rapidly experienced a deceleration. The CFI asked the student if he had applied the brakes and the student applied negative. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Examination of the runway by FAA inspectors revealed ruts made by the main landing gears.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA94LA106