Cessna 172 N51745

Summary

On 8 August 2010 at about 00:25 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N51745, operated by Hixson Aviation, was involved in an accident near Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 August 2010 at 00:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas Bay Sky Park (1A0)

Coordinates

35.1875, -85.1833

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N51745

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hixson Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chattanooga → Chattanooga

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA10CA406

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's improper execution of the go-around procedure.

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

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The student pilot stated that he and a passenger departed on a local flight to a tower-controlled airport, where he conducted five touch-and-go practice takeoff and landings and one full-stop landing. He then departed back to his home airport, where he conducted another touch-and-go landing. The student pilot stated that the approach for the second landing was fine but during the landing flare, he believed that he was approaching the end of the runway too fast. The student pilot decided to execute a go-around by increasing engine power and retracting the wing flaps. He stated that the airplane settled onto the runway and he attempted to apply brakes. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and impacted a pole and a building, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.