# NTSB MIA05CA048: Cessna 172SP, N365SP, Clewiston, FL, January 4, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 4, 2005, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Clewiston, FL - Coordinates: 26.747777, -81.049446 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7478&lon=-81.0494&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 60858 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA048 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60858/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA048 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and colliding into an airport sign. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he had received his private pilot's licence a few weeks prior and had not flown much. He stated that during the accident flight, he had asked his certified flight instructor to accompany him for a pleasure flight. The pilot further reported that he was the pilot flying the approach and that the wind was coming from 040 at an estimated speed of 13 to 15 knots. During the landing flare/touchdown the airplane yawed to the left, and while rolling down the runway, the left main gear departed the surface. He said the flight instructor added full power, the aircraft lifted off, turned abruptly to the right, and departed off the right side of the runway, striking a fixed distance marker, and coming to rest in a ditch. ## Factual narrative On January 4, 2005, about 1315 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172SP, N365SP registered to London Ashley, Inc. and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, veered off the runway while landing at the Clewiston Airglades Airport, Clewiston, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The private-rated pilot-in-command and commercial-rated flight instructor received no injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Pompano Beach, Florida, the same day, about 1230. According to the pilot, he had asked the flight instructor to accompany him for a pleasure flight. The pilot had not flown for a couple of weeks and the instructor had trained the pilot in preparation for his private pilot rating. The private pilot was the pilot flying the approach to land on runway 13 and reported that the wind was from 040 at about 13 to 15 knots. While on short final the aircraft yawed to the left due to a strong crosswind and the pilot said he was unable to make the corrections needed to land straight. As the aircraft was rolling down the runway, the left main gear departed the runway surface and the flight instructor took control of the aircraft and added full power. The aircraft lifted off slightly, turned abruptly to the right, departed the runway at a 45-degree angle, struck a runway distance marker, and settled once again on its landing gear prior to hitting a ditch. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N365SP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N365SP), registered now, S/N 172S8783, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172SP - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S8783 - Airframe hours: 640.2 - Engines: Textron Lycoming 10-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 8, 2004, 1.4 hours before - Departed: KPMP, Pompano Beach, FL - Destination: 2IS, Clewiston, FL - Airport: K2IS, Clewiston, Airglades, runway 13, 5,950 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 109 total, 108 in this make and model, 18 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 26; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 10 knots, gusting 12 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 20050104001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050104001649A), Jan 4, 2005: Cessna 172S, Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 01/04/2005 about 1230 dst, CE-172 N365SP, piloted by [privacy data omitted] (pilot no. 1), left pompano airport, FL on a pleasure flight with flight… 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.