# Accident 20051118028699A: Cessna 172R, Kissimmee, FL, November 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2005, 13:10 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)
- 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: N5182Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5182Z-2012-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 75 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051118028699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. STUDENT RECALLS WINDS BROADCAST FROM TOWER AS 030-9. TOWER ISSUED SPECIAL OBSERVATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER MISHAP, REPORTING WINDS OF 010-8. GUSTS NOT REPORTED, BUT WERE POSSIBLE. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED THE ENTIRE TIME. ON VERY SHORT FINAL, APPROACH BECAME UNSTABLE AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED APPROX 2500 FEET BEYOND THRESHOLD OF KISM RUNWAY 33, APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE, IN THE GRASS, AND ABRUPTLY DECELERATED IN A LEFT CURVING ARC, BREACHING THE CHAIN LINK FENCE BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND THE ADJOINING GOLF COURSE AT THE 4TH TEE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED; FIREWALL DAMAGED, INDICATING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FLAPS INDICATED FULL DOWN (30 DEG). CONTROL CONTINUITY VERIFIED. PROPELLER DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH FUNCTIONAL POWERPLANT. FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. OIL QUANTITY UNDETERMINED, BUT PROPELLER EASILY HAND ROTABLE.

## 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 MIA06CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA021), Nov 18, 2005: Cessna 172R (N5182Z), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and remedial action during landing resulting in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. A related factor was the crosswind.

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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