Cessna 172P N53720

Summary

On 25 September 2012 at about 13:06 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N53720, operated by Eastern Kentucky University, was involved in an accident near Richmond, Kentucky, 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

25 September 2012 at 13:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Richmond, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Madison (I39)

Coordinates

37.6250, -84.3261

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N53720

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Eastern Kentucky University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richmond → Richmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA579

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor, while conducting touch-and-go takeoffs and landings with a student pilot, they made a “stabilized” approach to the runway with an increase in engine power due to a strong headwind. The student pilot flared the airplane high, and the airplane descended rapidly. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and added full engine power, but the airplane subsequently impacted the runway. The instructor continued with another takeoff, they flew around the pattern, and the student pilot made a full-stop landing and taxied back to the hangar. The instructor asked maintenance personnel to check the airplane before the next scheduled flight. The postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall incurred substantial damage. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.