# NTSB MIA00LA086: Cessna 172R, N2630B, Olive Branch, MS, February 7, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 7, 2000, 14:35 local (20:35 UTC) - Place: Olive Branch, MS - Coordinates: 34.950099, -89.819274 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9501&lon=-89.8193&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48595 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48595/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA086 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent collision with a taxiway sign and collapsed right main landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker ## Analysis The student pilot stated that after one uneventful touch-an d-go landing, his second landing touchdown resulted in a sudden left swerve, excursion off the runway, and collision with a taxiway sign. The airplane came to rest with a collapsed right main landing gear and a broken right horizontal stabilizer. He further stated that he experienced no precrash mechanical malfunctions, and that he may have inadvertently applied left brake on touchdown. ## Factual narrative On February 7, 2000, about 1435 central standard time, a Cessna 172R, N2630B, registered to Douglas Aviation, Inc., operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, crashed during a landing at Olive Branch, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated from the same airport about 55 minutes before the accident. According to the assistant chief flight instructor for the flight school, the student pilot was conducting practice landings when he overcorrected for a crosswind condition and ran off the side of the runway, colliding with a runway sign. According to the student pilot, he had made one successful touch-and-go landing, and the accident happened on his second landing, at touchdown. Upon main landing gear touchdown, the airplane swerved left and he corrected with right rudder. Upon application of right rudder, the right main landing gear came off the ground, and he then applied heavy braking to both main wheels. The airplane exited the runway and the right main landing gear collapsed as it collided with a taxiway sign. The airplane came to rest on its right side, severely bending the right horizontal stabilizer. He stated that he experienced no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane on landing, and that he may have inadvertently stepped on the left toe brake. Inspection of the airplane by FAA personnel revealed no evidence of precrash abnormalities with the flight controls. The right main landing gear and the nose gear revealed ground collision damage, but there was no evidence of propeller damage. The right horizontal stabilizer spar was broken. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2630B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630B-2014-09-17), registration cancelled 2014-09-17, S/N 17280665, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280665 - Airframe hours: 388 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Douglas Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 29, 1999, 89 hours before - Departed: OLV - Airport: OLV, Olive Branch, runway 36, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 16; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MEM, 10 nm away ## 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 20000207007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207007319A), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna 172R, Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing on runway 36, with the winds reported from 280 @ 8 to 10 KTS. During landing student pilot encountered a gust of wind and failed to… ## Other investigations on N2630B (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 ERA14CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA184), Apr 7, 2014: Cessna 172R (N2630B), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent encounter with a microburst during taxi from landing that resulted in the aircraft being turned over inverted and receiving substantial damage. 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. 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