# Accident 19990306002079A: Cessna 172N, Orange, TX, March 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1999, 14:45 local time
- Place: Orange, TX
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0991° N, 93.7508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0991&lon=-93.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5803E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5803E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990306002079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 6, 1999, AT 1445 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N AIRPLANE, N5803E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, ORANGE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BALDWIN AVIATION, INC. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, AT 1400. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 04. DURING THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, TOUCHED DOWN, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK AN INCLINE SEPARATING ITS NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE OPERATOR REVEALED THAT THE FIREWALL, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING.  THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT ON  HIS FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING, HE HAD APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR 'A SMALL AMOUNT OF WESTERLY WIND. IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND OFF OF THE RUNWAY.'  HE APPLIED 'FULL POWER, RAISED FLAPS, REMOVED CARBURETOR HEAT AND CLIMBED OUT.'  DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MUD IN A SHALLOW DITCH, AND THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.            (-23)STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 04 ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, ORANGE, TEXAS.  ON HIS SECOND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA090), Mar 6, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5803E), Orange, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing touchdown. A factor was the muddy drainage ditch.

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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