Cessna 172R N989BT
3 August 2012 · Leesville, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 August 2012 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N989BT was involved in an accident near Leesville, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leesville, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Leesville Airport (L39)
- Coordinates
- 31.1683, -93.3425
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N989BT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Center → Leesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12CA526
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to properly re-configure the airplane for a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion when he decided to land on the remaining runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was returning from a solo cross-country flight. He stated that during the final approach to land, with the airplane configured with full flaps, he thought that the airplane was not descending as expected, the speed was higher than normal, and that he would land too far down the runway. The student pilot elected to execute a go-around and applied full power but did not retract the flaps. He stated that the airplane was not climbing and that he decided to land on the remaining runway because he didn't think he would clear the trees at the end of the runway. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway, struck a ditch, and flipped over. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the vertical tail.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172N | Acreúna Municipality, Brazil | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Cessna 172S | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gateway Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2012 | Cessna 172R | Richmond, Kentucky, United States | Eastern Kentucky University | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2012 | Cessna 172N | Flat Rock, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2012 | Cessna 172 | Ostermaima, Sweden | Arbra Flygklubb Hovsatter | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172S | Land O'Lakes, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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