Cessna 172 N75825

Summary

On 26 December 2020 at about 22:39 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N75825, operated by Patrick Ronald D, was involved in an accident near Locust Grove, Georgia, 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

26 December 2020 at 22:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Locust Grove, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Mallards Landing (GA04)

Coordinates

33.3641, -84.1689

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N75825

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Patrick Ronald D

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA090

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on the wet, downward sloped turf runway. During the landing the airplane bounced “hard.” The pilot applied the brakes, but the airplane skidded off the wet turf runway and impacted a fence and trees. The airplane’s fuselage and wings were substantially damaged during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.