Cessna 172H N1689F

Summary

On 6 December 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N1689F, operated by Arnzen Inc, was involved in an accident near Waycross, 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

6 December 2005 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Waycross, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Waycross-Ware County Airport (KAYS)

Coordinates

31.2489, -82.3953

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N1689F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Arnzen Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waycross → Waycross

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06CA033

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), the purpose of the flight was to give dual instruction to the student pilot. The flight departed the Waycross Municipal Airport, Georgia where they remained in the traffic pattern for takeoffs and landings. The CFI stated that they made a "harsh" landing on the third landing on runway 36. After the airplane was taxied back to the ramp, a brief inspection of the landing gear was conducted by the CFI, and no sign of damage was noted. In a record of telephone conversation with the Waycross Aviation School mechanic, he stated that two days after the flight, he noticed that the nose wheel rim of the accident airplane was bent. After further inspection the mechanic also observed that the firewall was buckled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.