Cessna R172K N758BW

Summary

On 27 August 2001 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna R172K registered N758BW was involved in an accident near Valdosta, Georgia, United States. 2 people were 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

27 August 2001 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Valdosta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Valdosta Regional Airport (VLD)

Coordinates

30.8405, -83.2704

Aircraft

Cessna R172K

Registration

N758BW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valdosta → Valdosta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL01LA096

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's improper flare of the airplane, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors were the dual student's failure to relinquish control of the airplane and the dual student's interference on the flight controls.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated flight instructor and dual student were conducting a simulated emergency landing immediately after takeoff. According to the flight instructor, the flight instructor briefed the dual student on the procedures and stated that the flight instructor would maintain priority on the controls with the dual student to follow. At 150 feet AGL, the instructor reduced the throttle to idle and pitched the airplane nose-low to maintain airspeed. The student pilot reported actively pulling back on the yoke at 50 feet AGL. As the flight instructor attempted the flare, the airplane struck the runway and sustained substantial damage to the propeller, nose gear, left main landing gear, firewall, floor, and bottom of the fuselage back to the baggage door.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.