# Accident 19990904041269A: Cessna 172N, Lakeland, FL, September 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1999, 10:10 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9693° N, 81.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9693&lon=-81.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172AN-2009-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,246 total, 775 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990904041269A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING TO RUNWAY 23. HE APPLIED BRAKES ON LANDING ROLLOUT AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CFI GOT ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THEY BOTH APPLIED LEFT RUDDER WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH THE GRASS, AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE BRAKES REVEALED NO DEFICIENCIES.

## 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 MIA99LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA247), Sep 4, 1999: Cessna 172N (N172AN), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilots improper use of brakes on landing rollout resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.