# Accident 20060316003049A: Cessna 172N, Leesburg, FL, March 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VLCS
- Location: 28.8175° N, 81.8092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8175&lon=-81.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737TR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060316003049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT LEESBURG, FLORIDA AND UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT STRIKING THE TAXI LIGHT RIPPING THE RIGHT GEAR FROM AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER HARD RIGHT CROSSING THE RUNWAY AND STOPPING AT ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM IMPACT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA06CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA065), Mar 16, 2006: Cessna 172 (N737TR), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in collision with a taxiway sign.

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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