Accident Overview
On June 26, 2016, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, registration N734UF, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Hollywood, Florida. The commercial pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight from North Perry Airport (HWO). The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight.
Flight Details
According to the pilot, the airplane had undergone an annual inspection in January 2016 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The airplane was not flown until the day before the accident, when the pilot flew it to HWO. On the day of the accident, the pilot decided to practice landing patterns and invited three friends to accompany him. Because the airplane had not been flown much in the previous six months, the pilot paid particular attention to the pre-takeoff runup checks, with no anomalies noted.
Sequence of Events
The airplane took off from runway 10R. While on final approach, the pilot set full flaps and carburetor heat on, completing a landing without issue. The pilot then commenced another takeoff with carburetor heat off, full power, and a pitch attitude of about 5 degrees. After attaining a positive rate of climb, the pilot retracted the flaps. At approximately 300 feet above ground level, the engine rpm dropped from 2,500 to about 1,800. The pilot determined that the engine had failed and declared an emergency. He aimed for a grassy area between runways 28L and 28R. However, when the airplane touched down on a slope just before taxiway B, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over, damaging the fuselage and tail. The airframe and engine were not examined in detail following the accident.