# NTSB MIA03CA113: Cessna 120, N76494, Plant City, FL, May 27, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 27, 2003, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Plant City, FL - Coordinates: 28.000278, -82.164169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0003&lon=-82.1642&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 57132 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA03CA113 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57132/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA113 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane resulting in it nosing over during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that after takeoff, the flight proceeded to the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport where he landed uneventfully, secured the airplane, and purchased fuel. The flight departed approximately 1200 to return, and entered the traffic pattern for runway 28, with a wind from 340 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 12 knots. While on final approach he slipped the airplane to lose altitude, and touched down 600-700 feet down the runway at 42 to 44 knots. The airplane became airborne, the right wing raised, and the airplane drifted to the left. He applied right aileron and left rudder input to maintain runway centerline, added slight power, and released slight amount of back pressure on the yoke. The airplane touched down again on the main landing gears about 400 feet beyond the first touchdown point and rolled approximately 50-100 feet at which time the airplane nosed over. He further stated there was no problem with the brakes or flight controls of the airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 27, 2003, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 120, N76494, registered to a private individual, nosed over during the landing roll at Plant City Municipal Airport, Plant City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated about 1110, from Plant City Municipal Airport. The pilot stated that after takeoff, the flight proceeded to the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport where he landed uneventfully, secured the airplane, and purchased fuel. The flight departed approximately 1200 to return, and entered the traffic pattern for runway 28, with a wind from 340 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 12 knots. While on final approach he slipped the airplane to lose altitude, and touched down 600-700 feet down the runway at 42 to 44 knots. The airplane became airborne, the right wing raised, and the airplane drifted to the left. He applied right aileron and left rudder input to maintain runway centerline, added slight power, and released slight amount of back pressure on the yoke. The airplane touched down again on the main landing gears about 400 feet beyond the first touchdown point and rolled approximately 50-100 feet at which time the airplane nosed over. He further stated there was no problem with the brakes or flight controls of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N76494](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76494-2013-08-27), registration cancelled 2013-08-27, S/N 10926 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 120 - Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 10926 - Engines: Continental 85-12F reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Tony Koncak - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KZPH, Zephyrhills, FL - Destination: KPCM, Plant City, FL - Airport: KPCM, Plant City Municipal Airport, runway 28 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 2,785 total, 28 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 3 knots - Observed at: KLAL ## 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 20030527015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030527015269A), May 27, 2003: Cessna 120, Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 27, 2003, at 1245 EDT, a Cessna 120, N76494, registered to tony konack flipped the aircraft on landing at Plant City airport, (pcm), Plant City,… From the NTSB's public API. 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