# Accident 19990528017949A: Cessna 172RG, Orlando, FL, May 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1999, 10:15 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7803° N, 81.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7803&lon=-81.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9561B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9561B-2004-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528017949A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON MAY 28, 1999, AT 1015 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N9561B, VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 9C AND COLLIDED WITH TWO RUNWAY SIGNS AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT INITIALLY DEPARTED ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AT 0730.  ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, THE PILOT WAS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS, AND WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TRAINING AS PART OF THAT PROGRAM.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A LANDING CLEARANCE AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO "SHAKE AND TRIED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT."  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, BUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND THE COLLIDED WITH TWO RUNWAY SIGNS.  THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPA ARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK TWO RUWNAY SIGNS. NO MECHANCIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.   (-23)ON MAY 28, 1999 AT 1010 EST, A CESSNA 172RG, N9561B, OPERATED BY COMAIR TRAINING ACADEMY, AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUWNAY DURING A LANDING AT THE SANFORD AIRPORT NEAR SANFORD, FLORIDA.  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TWO RUNWAY SIGNS CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE, THUS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE SOLO PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                             THE SOLO FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SANFORD AIRPORT ON MAY 28, 1999 AT 0900 EST.

## 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 ATL99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA097), May 28, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N9561B), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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