Cessna 172N N3015E

Summary

On 19 February 2008 at about 16:35 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N3015E, operated by Central Georgia Aviation, was involved in an accident near Perry, 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

19 February 2008 at 16:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Perry, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Perry-Houston County Airport (PXE)

Coordinates

32.5100, -83.7672

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N3015E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Central Georgia Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Perry → Perry

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA110

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusting winds.

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

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The student pilot of the airplane departed and flew for approximately 1 hour before returning to find stronger, gusting winds. He initially intended to do "some touch and go landings," but due to the wind conditions, he opted to end the flight with a single, full stop landing. Due to the gusts, the pilot made a go-around on his first approach. He used a reduced flap setting of 20 degrees for his second approach, and during the flare, a gust of wind caused the airplane to "balloon." The pilot attempted to recover by adding power, but the airplane landed hard, nose gear first, bounced, and then landed normally. The pilot taxied to the terminal without further incident. The pilot did not experience any preimpact failures or malfunctions with the airplane. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall. The weather observation at an airport 11 miles to the northeast, about the time of the accident, showed winds from 250 degrees, at 8 knots, with gusts to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.