Cessna 172 N4668G

Summary

On 18 May 2016 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N4668G, operated by Southern Illinois University, was involved in an accident near Carbondale, Illinois, 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

18 May 2016 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Southern Illinois (MDH)

Coordinates

37.7789, -89.2483

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N4668G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Southern Illinois University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carbondale → Carbondale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA245

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that on his second supervised solo landing touchdown, the airplane landed flat and firm. He further reported that the airplane "roared" then veered off the runway to the left, and stopped abruptly after the nose wheel became stuck in mud. The student pilot further reported that he may have accidently advanced the throttle after he was pushed forward during the flat landing. According to the student pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.