Accident · 2007-05-07

NTSB case LAX07CA171 · Cessna 172S · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-05-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172S (N533ER)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, excessive airspeed on final approach, and failure to execute a go-around resulting in a misjudged flare and hard landing.

Source: NTSB case LAX07CA171

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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