Cessna 172 N407MD

Summary

On 28 January 2026 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N407MD, operated by Wings Over Texas, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, 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

28 January 2026 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Newnan Coweta County (CCO)

Coordinates

33.3087, -84.7668

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N407MD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Wings Over Texas

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA103

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare 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 solo student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern after performing maneuvers in the local area. After two successful stop-and-go landings, the pilot approached the runway for a third landing, during which the airplane touched down hard, so the pilot aborted the landing. During the final landing approach, the airplane touched down hard again and bounced, after which the pilot lost control of the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and rudder during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.