Cessna 172L N7821G

Summary

On 4 August 2001 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7821G was involved in an accident near Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 2001 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Wood County Airport (PKB)

Coordinates

39.2601, -81.5402

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N7821G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parkersburg → Zanesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01LA203

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot's failure to obtain a proper rate of climb, resulting in a collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing, the airplane bounced, and the student pilot applied power to "even it out a little." The airplane touched back down on the main landing gear and began to pull to the right. The student pilot applied power and aborted the landing. As the airplane began to climb, the student pilot observed trees in front of him, and realized that the airplane would not climb over them, and aborted the takeoff. The airplane impacted the trees and came to rest on its right side. A witness stated that he observed the airplane about 20 feet above the runway, "in a real high nose attitude or a high angle of attack." The airplane did not appear to gain any altitude for about 75 percent of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.