N621AA – CESSNA 172M – 2014-06-24 NTSB Accident Report

On June 24, 2014, a Cessna 172M (N621AA) was involved in an incident near Miami, FL. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to ensure the security of the seat prior to flight, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.

The pilot was conducting touch-and-go practice takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. She reported that during the landing flare for the final landing, her seat slid aft. The airplane ballooned and subsequently landed hard, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall and cabin floor structure. The accident airplane make/model was the subject of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness directive (AD) regarding seat slippage, issued three years prior to the accident. Review of the airplane's maintenance logs revealed that the airplane had received the inspections required by the AD, and examination of the seat rail and latching mechanism by an FAA inspector revealed no anomalies.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA14CA331. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N621AA.