Cessna 172M N1533V

Summary

On 24 October 2014 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1533V, operated by Apoka Aviation and Flight Services, was involved in an accident near Apopka, Florida, 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

24 October 2014 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Apopka, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Apopka Airport (X04)

Coordinates

28.7499, -81.4897

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N1533V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Apoka Aviation and Flight Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Apoka → Apoka

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15CA033

Nobody was injured.

The student pilots improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial actions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the flight instructor, the student pilot was conducting touch and go landings. During an approach to land the stall warning horn sounded and the flight instructor told the student pilot to lower the nose of the airplane. As the airplane touched down it made a sharp turn to the right and the flight instructor announced "my controls" to the student pilot. The airplane "bounced" and contacted the grass to the right of the runway. The student pilot relinquished the flight controls to the flight instructor, who attempted to regain control of the airplane and conduct a go-around. The attempt was unsuccessful; the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, traveled down an embankment and collided with a hangar, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and the right wing. Neither the flight instructor nor the student pilot reported any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.