# NTSB MIA06CA083: Cessna 172M, N64425, Vero Beach, FL, April 7, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 7, 2006, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Vero Beach, FL - Coordinates: 27.649999, -80.417778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6500&lon=-80.4178&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63463 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06CA083 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63463/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA083 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while executing a go-around in gusty conditions which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway, colliding with a ditch and nosing over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, go-around (vfr) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - terrain condition - ditch - Nose over, go-around (vfr) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on runway 11R, and the winds were reported to be from 140 degrees, at a velocity of 12 knots, gusting to 16 knots. He further stated that upon touchdown, everything was fine, but a few seconds later the airplane darted off the runway to the left. He said he made the decision to go around, and added full power in his attempt to perform a go-around, but the airplane did not have sufficient airspeed to become airborne. He said the airplane went through the grass, and hit a "bump", flipping over on its back. Postcrash examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector did not reveal any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On April 7, 2006, about 1900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N64425, registered to and operated by Ramz Enterprises Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, veered off the runway while landing at Vero Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed. The private-rated pilot and two passengers were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the same day, about 1750. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on runway 11R, and the winds were reported to be from 140 degrees, at a velocity of 12 knots, gusting to 16 knots. He further stated that upon touchdown, everything was fine, but a few seconds later the airplane darted off the runway to the left. He said he made the decision to go around, and added full power in his attempt to perform a go-around, but the airplane did not have sufficient airspeed to become airborne. He said the airplane went through the grass, and hit a "bump", flipping over on its back. Postcrash examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector did not reveal any mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N64425](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64425-2008-05-12), registration cancelled 2008-05-12, S/N 17265217, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - 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: 17265217 - Airframe hours: 11504 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Airborne Systems Inc.,, doing business as Airborne Systems inc., - Registered owner: Ramz Enterprises - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 1, 2006, 33 hours before - Departed: FXE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Destination: VRB, Vero Beach, FL - Flight plan: VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 15 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 13 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: VRB ## 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 20060407006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060407006889A), Apr 7, 2006: Cessna 172M, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 6, 2006, at approximately 1910 EDT, a Cessna 172, N64425, piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed the left side of the runway while landing… ## Other investigations on N64425 (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 CHI93LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA098), Feb 27, 1993: Cessna 172M (N64425), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. 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.