# Accident 19960716017899A: Cessna 172M, Plymouth, FL, July 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1996, 08:55 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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017899A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING BOUNCED CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST ON RUNWAY. VEERED OFF. NOSED OVER.FAILED GO AROUND OR USE CORRECTIVE ACT.

## 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 MIA96LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA184), Jul 16, 1996: Cessna 172M (N6600H), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper level off during landing.

## Other reports on N6600H (2)

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

- [Accident 19900907042279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907042279A), Sep 7, 1990: Cessna 172M (N6600H), Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final resulted in a damaging hard landing.
- [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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