Cessna 172R N5182Z

Summary

On 18 November 2005 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N5182Z, operated by Orlando Flight Training, was involved in an accident near Kissimmee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 November 2005 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kissimmee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM)

Coordinates

28.2897, -81.4372

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N5182Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Orlando Flight Training

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocala → Kissimmee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA06CA021

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.