# Accident 20190215016509A: Cessna 172S, Sanford, FL, February 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.7794° N, 81.2358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7794&lon=-81.2358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N572ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N572ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190215016509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27C AND MADE A GO AROUND AND CIRCLED TO LAND RUNWAY 27L. ON THE GO AROUND FROM RUNWAY 27L, STUDENT PILOT INDICATED FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND HEADING INDICATOR. PILOT THEN SAID HEADING INDICATOR ALIVE, EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT. PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27L. LATER IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PROP STRIKE OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L.

## 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 GAA19CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA137), Feb 15, 2019: Cessna 172 (N572ND), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure maintain the proper pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in the airplane porpoising.

## Other reports on N572ND (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250405003669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250405003669I), Apr 5, 2025: Cessna 172S (N572ND), Sanford, FL, No damage. Pilot was cleared to land on runway 9L. The reported winds on final approach were from 135 degrees at 11-13KTS. While in ground effect, the pilot released…

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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