Cessna 172 N6470E

Summary

On 24 July 2017 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6470E was involved in an accident near Powell, Wyoming, United States. 3 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 July 2017 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Powell, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Powell Muni (POY)

Coordinates

44.8728, -108.7958

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6470E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cody → Powell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA437

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to relinquish the flight controls, which resulted in a hard landing.

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 the landing flare about 20 ft above the runway, the student pilot "froze" at the flight controls. She added that she told the student pilot, "Add power – too high," but the student did not respond. The student pilot "hung on" to the flight controls, "forcing [the] instructor to push full power and physically [take the] airplane." Subsequently, the airplane landed hard, and the left wing impacted the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.