# Incident 19990325039899I: Cessna 172R, Palatka, FL, March 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1999, 16:35 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Kay Larkin Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6501° N, 81.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-81.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990325039899I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 25, 1999, AT 1635 EST, A CESSNA 172, N420ER, OPERATED BY EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, AND PILOTED MR. JEAN DELOOZ, TIPPED UP DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE PALATKA, FL. AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE PROPELLER.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURIED.  VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE PILOT, MR. JEAN-SEBASTIEN DELOOZ, HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE #EE 3482637.  THE SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE GAINSVILLE, FL. AIRPORT ON MARCH 25, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 EST.

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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