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Cessna 172M N9625V

31 August 1997 · Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 August 1997 at about 17:18 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9625V, operated by The Flight School, was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, 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.

The record

Date
at 17:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Gwinnett County-Briscoe (LZU)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N9625V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
The Flight School
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL97LA128

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper go-around technique that resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was a premature flare for landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, during the first touch-and-go landing he flared early, recognized he would land hard, and added power. The nose pitched up and the airplane stalled. The pilot stated he held the stall for about 25 to 40 feet, hoping to do a go-around. The airplane then yawed left and the left wing dropped, impacting the runway. The airplane then skidded off the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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