Cessna 172 N61924

Summary

On 22 November 2003 at about 23:03 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N61924 was involved in an accident near Hickory, North Carolina, United States. 4 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

22 November 2003 at 23:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Hickory Regional (HKY)

Coordinates

35.7411, -81.3894

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N61924

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hickory → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ATL04LA040

Nobody was injured.

The CFI inadequate supervision, and failure to maintain directional control during the attempted touch-and-go landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon arriving at the destination airport, the flight was cleared for a touch-and-go landing. During the go phase of the first landing, the student pilot relinquished the flight controls without coordinating the exchange with the certified flight instructor. The airplane veered to the right, but efforts by the CFI to correct the right drift were unsuccessful. The airplane continued off the runway surface and nosed over into the grass. The post-accident examination of the airplane wreckage revealed that both wings had leading edge and spar damage. The on-scene examination of the normal wheel brake system, nose wheel assembly, rudder controls and related system failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure. The CFI did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.