Cessna 172R N22055

Summary

On 28 May 2005 at about 13:10 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N22055, operated by First In Flight Aviation, was involved in an accident near Louisburg, North Carolina, 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

28 May 2005 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Louisburg, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Franklin County (KLHZ)

Coordinates

36.0233, -78.3303

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N22055

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

First In Flight Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisburg → Louisburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL05CA090

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent loss of control and collision with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was attempting a simulated engine-out landing and initiated a go-around. He stated he applied full power, and the left wing dropped. He stated he countered with control input, then the right wing dropped. He countered with control input, and the left wing dropped again and made contact with the ground. He stated the airplane then contacted the runway in a "nose slightly down attitude." Examination of the airplane revealed the propeller was damaged, the nosewheel was separated, the right main wheel was separated, both wings were bent, and the fuselage was buckled aft of the baggage door. No mechanical malfunction of the airplane was reported or observed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.