# Accident 20070326005559A: Cessna 172R, Orlando, FL, March 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5456° N, 81.3331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5456&lon=-81.3331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95129, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95129) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070326005559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE WAS ON FINAL LEG OF THE TRIP BACK TO KORL. HIS FIRST ATTEMPT OF A LANDING RESULTED IN A GO AROUND. THE SECOND ATTEMPT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT SAID THAT RIGHT BEFORE TOUCH DOWN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING. HE TRIED CORRECTING WITH AILERON AND RUDDER. AFTER THAT HE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.

## 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 MIA07CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA065), Mar 26, 2007: Cessna 172R (N95129), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions while landing. Factors associated with the accident are a crosswind and wind gusts.

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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