# Accident 19961025041679A: Mrchti F260C, Kissimmee, FL, October 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3003° N, 81.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3003&lon=-81.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61FD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: SIAI Marchetti F.260C (registry code 8121207, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-f-260c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI F260C
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,626 total, 485 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961025041679A

## Narrative

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

LANDING INTO SUN AND HAZE. TOUCHED DOWN ON THRESHOLD. WENT AROUND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 MIA97LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA042), Oct 25, 1996: Siai-Marchetti F206C (N61FD), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a hard landing.

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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