# Accident 20041217032989A: Cessna 172S, Lakeland, FL, December 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2004, 16:30 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: 27.9889° N, 82.0186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9889&lon=-82.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375LP-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041217032989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N375LP ON LANDING RUNWAY 9 AT LAKELAND AIRPORT, FL LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, EXITED RUNWAY ON LEFT SIDE, HIT TAXIWAY SIGN WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA05LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA043), Dec 17, 2004: Cessna 172S (N375LP), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The faulure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll resulting in the on-ground collision with a taxiway sign and subsequent collapse of the nose landing…

## Other reports on N375LP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120409007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120409007019A), Apr 9, 2012: Cessna 172S (N375LP), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Appoximitly 10 minutes into flight PIC heard a bang and the engine started missing. PIC attempted to return to dab but engine stopped producing power and had…
- [Accident 20080420834739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080420834739A), Apr 20, 2008: Cessna 172S (N375LP), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed to practice at nearby new smyrna Beach airport (evb). Upon returning to Daytona, the ATIS "z" reported runway 25 in use. On final approach…

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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