Cessna 172S N21527

Summary

On 16 April 2006 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N21527, operated by Wheelers R Flying, was involved in an accident near Gainsville, 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

16 April 2006 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainsville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Gainesville/Lee Gilmer Memoria (KGVL)

Coordinates

34.2728, -83.8297

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N21527

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wheelers R Flying

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gainsville → Gainsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06CA068

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was performing his first solo flight and had completed three takeoffs, landings, and full stops on runway 29. After departing on the fourth takeoff the student pilot noticed clouds near the west, and elected to make his fourth landing final. The student pilot flew a normal left hand traffic pattern for runway 29 and upon turning final noted that " all seemed normal, and maybe a little high in ground effect." The airplane "hit" hard on the runway and then bounced two more times before settling on the ground. The student pilot noticed that the flight controls "did not seem to work right, and the airplane did not sound right". The student stated that he made the " classic mistake of stalling the airplane on landing". The student pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.