# Accident 20001104032849A: Cessna 172P, Inverness, FL, November 4, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 4, 2000, 15:00 local time - Place: Inverness, FL - Airport: Inverness Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.8144° N, 82.3164° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8144&lon=-82.3164&mi=10 - Aircraft: N54729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54729-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P - Reported engine: LYC O320D2J - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA024) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001104032849A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 19 PART WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY THE A/C DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 30 DEGREE ANGEL. THE A/C TRAVELED THROUGH THE GRASS AND WENT THROUGH A SMALL DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND. SHORTLY AFTER THE A/C NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE A/C FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE DAMAGE TO THE A/C IS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 4, 2000, ABOUT 1500 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N54729, REGISTERED TO AIRLINE TRAINING ACADEMY, INC., OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT THE INVERNESS AIRPORT, INVERNESS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ORLANDO'S EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ABOUT 1 HOUR 14 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, HE MADE TWO BALKED LANDING GO-AROUNDS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE WAS TOO FAST. HIS THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND AN EXCURSION OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWA Y. A DEPRESSION IN THE GRASS AREA CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO DIG IN, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A NOSE OVER. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 19 AT INVERNESS AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT A 30-DEGREE ANGLE. A DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO DIG IN, AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ## 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 MIA01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA024), Nov 4, 2000: Cessna 172P (N54729), Inverness, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of directional control on landing due to the pilot's failure to execute a proper flare and recovery from the resultant bounced landing, causing the airplane to depart the runway, enter the… ## Other reports on N54729 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19940206001671A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206001671A), Feb 6, 1994: Cessna 172P (N54729), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Taxi to ramp failed to deviate to other side island due outbound N9346D. Twr then advised 172 stay right. Collided. - [Incident 19910508020019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910508020019I), May 8, 1991: Cessna 172P (N54729), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Lost directional control and ran off runway. - [Accident 19841026060799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026060799A), Oct 26, 1984: Cessna 172P (N54729), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on an IFR flight. Landed in a field. Failed to assure proper fuel reserve for the 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.