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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Cojimar Cuba
Tuesady, July 31, 2001 16:47 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 31, 2001, about 1647 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734SP, registered to Paradise Aviation, Inc., collapsed the nose landing gear and nosed over while attempting a landing on a road near Cojimar, Cuba, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the student pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated from Marathon, Florida, the same day, about 1530.
The student pilot's flight instructor stated the student began flying at Paradise Aviation, Inc. on July 24, 2001. The student stated he had about 25 hours of flight instruction at that time. They completed four flight lessons prior to the day of the accident. On the day of the accident, they flew their fifth flight lesson together, in which the student made three takeoffs and landings. The instructor endorsed the student for solo flight at the end of this lesson, and the student proceeded to take off on his first solo flight. The instructor stated the takeoff on runway 7 at Marathon Airport was normal. The student entered a left traffic pattern for a return landing on runway 7. The instructor then heard the student report on the radio that he could not fly the airplane, that his hands were cold, and that he did not know what was wrong. The instructor tried to make radio contact with the student, but the student did not respond. Witnesses observed the airplane fly the traffic pattern to runway 7, and while on final approach, at about 200 feet, the airplane was observed to turn to the right to a southwesterly heading, and disappear from sight.
The instructor stated he then made contact with controllers at the FAA, Miami Air Route Air Traffic Control Center. Controllers told the instructor that they observed an airplane displaying transponder code 1200 about 24 miles southwest of Marathon, heading southwest. The airplane continued southwest, and controllers instructed a U.S. Navy aircraft to make visual and radio contact with the airplane and pilot. The Navy airplane made visual contact with the airplane but did not make radio contact. The flight continued into Cuban airspace, and while attempting a landing on a road near Cojimar, Cuba, the nosewheel of the airplane contacted a hole and collapsed. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Cuba. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Ministerio Del Transporte Area Aeronautica
Calle 23-No. 64 Vedado
Ciudad de La Habana 4, Cuba
This report is for informational purposes only.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/31/2001 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1647 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Cojimar |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | CUBA |
| Zipcode of the event site | 00000 |
| Event Date Year | 2001 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 231000N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0820600W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | EYW |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | -- |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 31 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 25 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 100 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.03 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ATL. Comm. Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 31 2001 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1805 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 6 2001 10:53AM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Miami International |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N734SP |
| NTSB Number | MIA01WA203 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | -- |
| Aircraft Explosion | -- |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 172N |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | -- |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | -- |
| ELT Activated | -- |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | -- |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | -- |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | -- |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | -- |
| Operator Street Address | P.O. Box 33731 |
| Operator City | Reno |
| Operator State | NV |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 89533 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | -- |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | MTH |
| Departure City | Marathon |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1530 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | -- |
| Destination City | Cojimar |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | CU |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - roll |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 6 2001 10:53AM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |