# NTSB MIA06CA021: Cessna 172R, N5182Z, Kissimmee, FL, November 18, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 18, 2005, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Kissimmee, FL - Coordinates: 28.289722, -81.437225 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2897&lon=-81.4372&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 62842 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06CA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62842/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA021 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and remedial action during landing resulting in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. A related factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - terrain condition - grass ## Analysis The pilot lost control during landing. According to the pilot during the last leg of a three-leg cross country flight, he obtained the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) information from the destination airport when the flight was 10 miles away; the wind was reported to be from 030 degrees at 9 knots. The flight continued and the pilot also stated his approach to runway 33 was normal until the airplane, "...ballooned up...became unstable and the wing tilted left and right." He further stated that the airplane did not maintain level flight and turned to the left which he attempted to correct with right rudder input. The rudder input, "...was not in time the plane dropped to the ground turning to the left sliding into the fence." A review of the AWOS-3 reports on the day of the accident at the destination airport indicate that at 0950, the wind was from 030 degrees at 8 knots. At 1047, the wind was from 030 degrees at 7 knots, and at 1150, the wind was from 050 degrees at 5 knots. Additionally, at 1246, or approximately 29 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 020 at 11 knots. ## Factual narrative On November 18, 2005, about 1315 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172R, N5182Z, registered to Dean's Flight, Inc., and operated by Orlando Flight Training, experienced a loss of control during landing at Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Kissimmee, FL. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight from Ocala International Airport, Ocala, Florida to Kissimmee Gateway Airport. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1030 from Kissimmee Gateway Airport. The pilot stated that during the last leg of a three-leg cross country flight, he obtained the AWOS information from the destination airport when the flight was 10 miles away; the wind was reported to be from 030 degrees at 9 knots. The flight continued and the pilot also stated his approach to runway 33 was normal until the airplane, "...ballooned up...became unstable and the wing tilted left and right." He further stated that the airplane did not maintain level flight and turned to the left which he attempted to correct with right rudder input. The rudder input, "...was not in time the plane dropped to the ground turning to the left sliding into the fence." A review of the Automated Weather Observing System AWOS-3 reports on the day of the accident at the destination airport indicate that at 0950, the wind was from 030 degrees at 8 knots. At 1047, the wind was from 030 degrees at 7 knots, and at 1150, the wind was from 050 degrees at 5 knots. Additionally, at 1246, or approximately 29 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 020 at 11 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5182Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5182Z-2012-02-14), registration cancelled 2012-02-14, S/N 17281107, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17281107 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Orlando Flight Training - Registered owner: Dean's Flight, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KOCF, Ocala, FL - Destination: KISM, Kissimmee, FL - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KISM, Kissimmee Gateway Airport, runway 33 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 10 knots, gusting 15 ## 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 20051118028699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051118028699A), Nov 18, 2005: Cessna 172R, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot was returning from first solo cross-country. Student recalls winds broadcast from tower as 030-9. Tower issued special observation… 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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