# NTSB ERA24LA348: Cessna 172, N61859, Orlando, FL, August 16, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 16, 2024, 19:17 UTC - Place: Orlando, FL · runway - Coordinates: 28.544201, -81.335335 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5442&lon=-81.3353&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194942 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA348 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194942/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194942 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA348 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during while landing with a crosswind. Contributing was the instructor’s delayed remedial action. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 123 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 59 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the flight instructor, the wind was gusting significantly during the practice short field landing with the student pilot. He described that the student pilot made a normal approach, but as they got over the runway and attempted to land and entered ground effect, the airplane ballooned and turned sideways, which was exacerbated by the winds. The student pilot added power but did not input sufficient rudder control to straighten the airplane’s flight track. The airplane continued to float as the student increased engine power rapidly, then the student “froze” as the airplane began to turn further sideways over the grass. The flight instructor took control of the airplane, added full power, and attempted a go around but was unable to regain directional control and stop the descent. The airplane landed hard in a marshy area off the side of the runway, substantially damaging the wings and fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N61859](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61859), registered now, S/N 17264849, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (M) - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17264849 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 11504 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Jprg Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Jprg Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 2, 2024, 92 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: ORL, Exec, runway 7, 6,004 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Onboard weather, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 26; injuries: none; private, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 11, 2023; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 800 total, 531 in this make and model, 719 as pilot in command, 110 in the last 90 days, 38 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 32; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 85 total, 84 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 9 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: ORL - METAR: KORL 161853Z 06009G17KT 030V090 10SM SCT075 32/19 A3002 RMK AO1 SLP167 T03220189 ## 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 20240816010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240816010959A), Aug 16, 2024: Cessna 172M, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Tower report: The aircraft was a full stop, bounced upon landing, appeared to over correct and veered into the ditch. The pilot called the tower on the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 27, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194942. 42.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 40.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17611372&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilots%206120%20Accident%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17610546&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Site%20and%20Damage%20Photographs_N61859-Rel.pdf 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. 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