# Accident 19980424028209A: Cessna 172RG, Orlando, FL, April 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1998, 07:18 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7797° N, 81.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7797&lon=-81.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9303D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9303D-1999-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 998 total, 156 in this make and model, 281 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980424028209A

## Narrative

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

THE CFI-PIC STATED THAT THE CFI TRAINEE WAS PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH A 6 KNOT TAILWIND, AND AFTER ROTATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT BUT THE LEFT TURN CONTINUED. TEH CFI-PIC THEN REDUCED POWER, THE RIHGT WING DROPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT 180 DEGREES FROM THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY HEADING. EXAMINATION OF THE AILERON AND ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE PRECLUDED DETERMINATION OF RIGGING OF THE AILERON FLIGHT CONTROLS. ACCORDING TO ANOTHER STUDENT OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, WHILE PERFORMING POWER ON AND POWER OFF STALLS, FULL RIGHT RUDDER WOULD NOT HOLD DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE LEFT WING WOULD STALL FIRST. REVIEW OF THE AIRPLANE SQUAWK SHEETS FOR THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED FOR THE AILERON FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE, THE IMPACT DAMAGED PROPELLER WAS REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE WAS STATED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. (-23) ON 24 APRIL 1998, AT 07:20 EST, MR. WILLIAM A. HIGGINS III, HOLDER OF                            COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES NO. 195563858, WAS GIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO MR. RICHARD C. MORGAN JR., HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 534962761, IN A COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY CESSNA 172RG, N9303D. MR. MORGAN WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ALLOWING THEAIRCRAFT TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.  STALLED AND SETTLED TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOTS.

## 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 MIA98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA142), Apr 24, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N9303D), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall of the airplane and inadequate supervision of the student by the CFI-PIC while performing a soft field takeoff.

## Other reports on N9303D (1)

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

- [Incident 19950202002949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950202002949I), Feb 2, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9303D), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated: we approached X21 and simulated an engine failure. A normal approach was accomplished, the right seat pilot flared high and we…

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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