Cessna 172S accident near Land O'Lakes, FL
On September 22, 2012, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Land O'Lakes, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 22, 2012
- Place
- Land O'Lakes, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.254°N, 82.522°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120922X41332
Official records · ERA12FA572
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Voice Communications and Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Excerpts from ATC Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 22, 2012, about 0150 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N21750, was substantially damaged following a collision with trees and terrain near Land O’Lakes, Florida. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a corporation and was operated by the pilot as a personal flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Night, visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Pensacola, Florida (PNS) about 2144 central daylight time on September 21, 2012, and was destined for Tampa Executive Airport (VDF), Tampa, Florida. According to air traffic control (ATC) information, at 0130, the pilot contacted Tampa Approach Control inbound to VDF, about 52 nautical miles (nm) to the north-northwest, at 7,500 feet. At 0134, the pilot informed Tampa Approach that he had the Tampa weather and Tampa Approach issued a visual flight rules (VFR) descent at pilot’s discretion. At 0149, Tampa Approach personnel noticed that the airplane had descended below 1,000 feet, 15 nm northwest of VDF, and they began to call the pilot on the radio. The pilot did not respond when queried by controllers. The airplane continued in a gradual descent until radar contact was lost. At 0243, a police helicopter that was dispatched to the area and the flight crew located the wreckage. There were no known witnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a Federal Aviation Administration private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, multiengine land, and in
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue the cross-country flight while fatigued, which resulted in him falling asleep during the initial descent for landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
