Cessna 172 N5302E

Summary

On 24 May 2004 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5302E, operated by Marcair Inc., was involved in an accident near Decatur, Texas, 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

24 May 2004 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Decatur, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.2544, -97.5806

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5302E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marcair Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roanoke → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA138

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to follow the flight instructor's instructions and relinquish the controls, and the flight instructor's delay in initiating a go-around.

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

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The 1,750-hour flight instructor reported that during a simulated engine-out emergency landing, the airplane landed hard in a field and collided with trees. The flight instructor stated that he initiated a go-around, and informed the 80-hour student pilot several times that he had control of the airplane; however, the student pilot would not immediately take her hands from the controls. Subsequently, the airplane pitched up and rolled to the left before impacting the ground and colliding with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.