Cessna 172 N99HV

Summary

On 10 June 2017 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N99HV, operated by Hetrick Air Services, was involved in an accident near Lawrence, Kansas, 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

10 June 2017 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrence Muni (LWC)

Coordinates

39.0111, -95.2164

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N99HV

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Hetrick Air Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrence → Lawrence

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA351

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's incorrect control application during landing after a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and the flight instructor's delayed action to perform a go-around in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during a simulated engine failure in the traffic pattern, with gusting wind conditions, the student pilot entered a forward slip on final approach. He added that 10 to 20 ft above the runway surface, "the wind gust we were riding suddenly halted wherein the aircraft began a rapid downward descent." The flight instructor reported that he "went for the flight controls to take command," but the student pilot at that same time applied back pressure on the flight controls. Subsequently, the airplane touched down hard, bounced, and the flight instructor performed a go-around. The flight instructor completed the subsequent traffic pattern and landing without further incident. The engine mounts and firewall sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An automated weather observation station at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 170° at 16 knots, gusting to 24 knots. The flight instructor reported that the landing was on runway 15.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.