# Accident 20250730012669A: Cessna 172S, Kissimmee, FL, July 30, 2025 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 30, 2025, 11:33 local time - Place: Kissimmee, FL - Airport: Kissimmee Gateway - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141) - Location: 28.2576° N, 81.4522° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2576&lon=-81.4522&mi=10 - Aircraft: N121CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121CW) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA281) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250730012669A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PIC STATED THEY DEPARTED KISM AT 1523, AFTER A RUNUP WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. CLIMBED OUT AT 74 KIAS, HANDED TO ORL DEPARTURE TO CLIMB TO 4000'. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000' THE STUDENT COMPLETED THE CLIMB CHECKLIST AND PITCHED FOR 80-85 KIAS. PIC STATED THEY CHECKED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AT 1500' AND VERIFIED IN NORMAL RANGE. PASSING THROUGH 1900' PIC AND STUDENT NOTICED ENGINE VIBRATIONS, WITHIN TWO SECONDS THEY HEARD A LOUD NOSE AND THE WINDSCREEN BECAME COVERED IN OIL. PIC TOOK CONTROLS AND PITCHED FOR BEST GLIDE, INITIATING A LEFT TURN TOWARDS ISM. BEGAN THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST AND THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH GREY SMOKE, STRONG BURNING OIL SMELL, AND NOTICEABLE HEAT ON THEIR LEGS. PIC OPENED WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION, THEN PULLED THE FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE OFF AND MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF. PIC STATED FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS SEVERELY LIMITED. PIC IDENTIFIED WIDE ROAD WITH SPACING IN TRAFFIC FOR A FORCED LANDING. TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND ATTEMPT TO EXTINGUISH ANY FIRE THE PIC PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN DURING THE TURN. STUDENT MADE MAYDAY CALL TO ORLANDO APPROACH. PIC AND STUDENT WORKED TOGETHER LOOKING OUT SIDE WINDOWS TO JUDGE LANDING AREA, ADDING FLAPS AS THEY APPROACHED THE GROUND AND SLOWED DOWN. ONCE IN GROUND EFFECT THEY FELT A SMALL BUMP AND THE AIRCRAFT ROSE BACK INTO THE AIR THEN COMPLETED THE LANDING. AFTER LANDING PIC APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AND STOPPED AIRCRAFT ON THE ROAD. AIRCRAFT WING APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK A SIGN POST ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON ROLL OUT. DURING THE FLARE, THE SMALL BUMP FELT BY THE CREW WAS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRIKING THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR/WINDOW OF A CAR ON THE ROAD. ## 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 ERA25LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA281), Jul 30, 2025: Cessna 172S (N121CW), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing ## Other reports on N121CW (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20130722015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722015869A), Jul 22, 2013: Cessna 172S (N121CW), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. After an initial go-around, student pilot on first-ever solo landing attempt porpoised the aircraft and landed hard on nose landing gear. Aircraft taxied back… - [Accident 20050918031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050918031429A), Sep 18, 2005: Cessna 172S (N121CW), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft sustained a tail strike during landing resulting in substantial damage to aft fuselage and empennage. Neither the pilot nor passengers received… - [Incident 20050310004159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050310004159I), Mar 10, 2005: Cessna 172S (N121CW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Engine quit during idle check in run up area. Induction fire started during restart of engine. Pilot was advised by ground control that "...you had a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.