# Accident 19990210001279A: Cessna 172P, Cleveland, MS, February 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, MS
- Airport: Cleveland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7604° N, 88.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7604&lon=-88.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6089K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6089K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990210001279A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT'S CORRECTIVE ACTION TO A FIRM, THREE-POINT TOUCHD OWN AND HIGH BOUNCE DURING LANDING WAS TO PITCH THE NOSE DOWN RESULTING IN A SECOND BOUNCE AND A SUBSEQUENT BLOWN NOSE TIRE AND A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT OFF THE SIDE INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA99LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA080), Feb 10, 1999: Cessna 172P (N6089K), Cleveland, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a blown nose tire, loss of directional control, and subsequent collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N6089K (1)

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

- [Accident 20090306002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306002509A), Mar 6, 2009: Cessna 172P (N6089K), Cleveland, MS, Substantial damage. On Friday March 06, 2009 N6089K had a bird strike during descent into Cleveland, MS (rnv). No injuries were reported but the aircraft sustained substantial…

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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