# Accident 19900907042279A: Cessna 172M, Plymouth, FL, September 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Airport: Orlanda Country Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7066° N, 81.5814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7066&lon=-81.5814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6600H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6600H-2001-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907042279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL RESULTED IN A DAMAGING HARD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA180), Sep 7, 1990: Cessna 172M (N6600H), Plymouth, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ARREST THE HIGH RATE OF DESCENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N6600H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960716017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017899A), Jul 16, 1996: Cessna 172M (N6600H), Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. Hard landing bounced came down nose first on runway. Veered off. Nosed over. Failed go around or use corrective act.
- [Incident 19860816076779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860816076779I), Aug 16, 1986: Cessna 172M (N6600H), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft departed the taxiway and struck a ditch. The pilot reported that the taxi light was inoperative.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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