Cessna 172P N96319

Summary

On 18 March 2007 at about 19:03 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N96319, operated by Avion Air Academy, LLC, was involved in an accident near Sanford, 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 March 2007 at 19:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Sanford (SFB)

Coordinates

28.7817, -81.2350

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N96319

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Avion Air Academy, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocala → Orlando

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA082

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors included a 90-degree crosswind, and the student pilot's improper in-flight decision to land on a runway with the crosswind rather than on an available runway with a headwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was returning to his home airport in a Cessna 172P after an uneventful cross-country flight, and attempting to land on runway 27R when the accident occurred. Winds, about the time of the accident, were reported as 360 degrees true at 14 knots, gusting to 17 knots. After touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, went off the runway, and impacted a sign. Runway 36 was available for landing. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.