# Accident 20070318005569A: Cessna 172P, Orlando, FL, March 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2007, 15:06 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7817° N, 81.2350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7817&lon=-81.2350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96319 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070318005569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A LANDING AT ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSFB) WHERE HE WAS VECTORED FOR DOWNWIND LANDING FOR 27R KSFB, AND THEN RE-VECTORED FOR A 360 TURN ON BASE FOR 27R, HE WAS THEN CLEARED FOR LANDING. THE PILOT WAS ON GLIDESLOPE ON FINAL AND LANDING, HOWEVER, ON TOUCH DOWN HE HAD A 10 TO 12 KNOT CROSS WIND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND ON ROLL-OUT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AIRPORT INFORMATIONAL SIGN AND LOST THE STARBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR BEFORE COMING TO REST. THERE WERE 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 NYC07CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA082), Mar 18, 2007: Cessna 172P (N96319), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors included a 90-degree crosswind, and the student pilot's improper in-flight decision to land on a runway…

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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