# Accident 20050722018629A: Piper PA28161, Kissimmee, FL, July 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2005, 16:20 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OFPS
- Location: 28.2897° N, 81.4372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2897&lon=-81.4372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050722018629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 22, 2005, AT 1620MT, A PIPER, PA-28, N280FT OWNED AND OPERATED BY M & A AVIATION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT THE KISSIMMEE AIRPORT, KISSIMMEE, FL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, LEFT/RIGHT WING AND PROP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE WEST ENTRANCE OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS RAMP. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED. STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA141), Jul 22, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N280FT), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the airplane during a go around resulting in the airplane descending and colliding with the ground.

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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