Cessna 172N N2128E

Summary

On 19 May 2022 at about 15:21 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2128E, operated by Century Aviation, was involved in an accident near Auburn, Indiana, 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

19 May 2022 at 15:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

DeKalb County Airport (GWB)

Coordinates

41.3076, -85.0640

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N2128E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Century Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Auburn → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA205

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial response which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that shortly before touchdown, the student pilot flared too low, overcorrected, and the airplane ballooned. The instructor then took the flight controls and initiated a go around; however, the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall, went to the left, and landed hard. The left wing impacted the ground and the airplane rolled off the runway and came to rest in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the outboard portion of the left wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.