# NTSB MIA96LA184: Cessna 172M, N6600H, Orlando, FL, July 16, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 16, 1996, 08:55 local (12:55 UTC) - Place: Orlando, FL - Location: 28.7066° N, 81.5814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO APOPKA (X04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7066&lon=-81.5814&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 22, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38050 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA184 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38050/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA184 ## Probable cause the student pilot's improper level off during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The student pilot stated he rounded out high, landed hard, bounced about 5 feet in the air, and then the airplane collided with the ground in a nose down attitude. The airplane then veered off the left side of the runway into the grass, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. ## Factual narrative On July 16, 1996, about 0855 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N6600H, registered to OCAV Inc; operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, crashed on landing at the Orlando Country Airport, Orlando, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Orlando Country Airport about 10 minutes before the accident. The student pilot stated he rounded out high, landed hard, bounced about 5 feet in the air, and the airplane collided with the ground in a nose down attitude. The airplane veered to the left, off the left side of the runway into the grass, nosed over and came to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane by maintenance personnel revealed nose wheel damage consistent with a hard landing, blowing the nose wheel tire, and fracturing the wheel rim and hub. Personnel from Orlando Country Aviation inc., stated the student pilot would not cooperate in assisting them in completing the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6600H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6600H-2001-09-21), registration cancelled 2001-09-21, S/N 17265502 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172-65502 - Airframe hours: 6930 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ocav Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 16, 1996, 78 hours before - Departed: X-04 - Airport: X04, Orlando Country, runway 33, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 6 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 79 °F - Observed at: MCO, 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 19960716017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017899A), Jul 16, 1996: Cessna 172M, Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. Hard landing bounced came down nose first on runway. Veered off. Nosed over. Failed go around or use corrective act. ## Other investigations on N6600H (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 MIA90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA180), Sep 7, 1990: Cessna 172M (N6600H), Plymouth, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ARREST THE HIGH RATE OF DESCENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. 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.