# NTSB ATL99LA110: Cessna 172N, N734YU, Kissimmee, FL, July 16, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 16, 1999, 09:10 local (13:10 UTC) - Place: Kissimmee, FL - Coordinates: 28.299207, -81.410385 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2992&lon=-81.4104&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46829 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL99LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46829/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The student pilot was instructed to call a three mile left base to runway 6. Initially confused by the runway instructions, the student pilot continued to the airport. When the student pilot finally established visual contact with runway 6 the airplane was too high and too fast for a normal landing. The student pilot continued the approach and bounced the airplane on the runway. He added power to recover from the bounce but the airplane touched down on the nose wheel. The nose wheel assembly collapsed and the nose wheel tire was flattened during the second bounce. The subsequent examination of the airplane disclosed that the propeller blade tips struck the runway surface and were damaged. There was also engine firewall damage. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot. ## Factual narrative On July 16, 1999, at 0910 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734YU, collided with the ground during landing at the Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, Florida. The airplane was operated by the student pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from the Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida, at 0745. According to the FAA Inspector, the student pilot was on a solo flight in the local area. The student pilot radioed Kissimmee Tower seven miles northwest of the airport for landing instructions. The student pilot was instructed to call a three mile left base to runway 6. Initially confused by the runway instructions, the student pilot continued to the airport. When the student pilot finally established visual contact with runway 6 the airplane was too high and too fast for a normal landing. The student pilot continued the approach and bounced the airplane on the runway. He added power to recover from the bounce but the airplane touched down on the nose wheel. The nose wheel assembly collapsed and the nose wheel tire was flatten during the second bounce. The subsequent examination of the airplane disclosed that the propeller blade tips struck the runway surface and were damaged. There was also engine firewall damage. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N734YU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734YU-2013-01-29), registration cancelled 2013-01-29, S/N 17269228, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17269228 - Airframe hours: 7117 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: David W. Johnson - Registered owner: Flight Express Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 30, 1999, 32 hours before - Departed: ORL, ORLANDO, FL - Destination: ISM, FL - Airport: ISM, Kissimmee Municipal, runway 6, 5,001 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ISM ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990716022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990716022419A), Jul 16, 1999: Cessna 172N, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 16, 1999, at 0910 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734YU, collided with the ground during landing at the Kissimmee Municipal Airport,… 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. --- 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.