# Accident 19990716022419A: Cessna 172N, Kissimmee, FL, July 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1999
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2992° N, 81.4104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2992&lon=-81.4104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734YU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734YU-2013-01-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990716022419A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 16, 1999, AT 0910 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N734YU, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING LANDING AT THE KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.  ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.  ON HIS FIRST LANDING, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT AND FLATENING THE NOSE GEAR TIRE.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLER TIPS AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRPLANES FIREWALL.         (-23) ON FRIDAY 16 JULY, 1999 AT 09:10 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                    , WAS FLYING A CESSNA 172, N734YU ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DAT^ DEPARTED ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AND FLEW TO THE KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, TO PRAC TICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON HIS FIRST LANDING, HE LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT AND FLATTENING THE NOSE GEAR TIRE.  THIS CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLER TIPS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL99LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA110), Jul 16, 1999: Cessna 172N (N734YU), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced 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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