Cessna 172 N6555D

Summary

On 11 July 2004 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6555D was involved in an accident near Chamblee, 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.

Date

11 July 2004 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chamblee, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)

Coordinates

33.8756, -84.3019

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6555D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toccoa → Chamblee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04CA162

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. A factor was a tailwind condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while approaching the destination , he listened to the current weather information, which reported the winds to be from 330 degrees at 11 knots. He stated that during the landing on runway 20L, he may have "flared too high", resulting in a high sink rate and the airplane bounced on the runway three times. He stated he was able to taxi the airplane to the ramp for assistance, and during the post-flight inspection of the airplane, he noticed the damage to the airplane. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the right lower and left upper engine firewall were buckled and the right lower engine mount was separated from the firewall. The pilot and passenger floor panels were buckled and the right side of the fuselage, engine cowling, and bottom forward pilot compartment were buckled. The propeller was bent on both tips. Neither flight control yoke was able to travel forward, aft, left, or right.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.