Cessna 172 N6542J

Summary

On 21 April 1996 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6542J, operated by American Flyers, was involved in an accident near Dekalb, Illinois, 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

21 April 1996 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Dekalb, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Dekalb-Taylor Municipal (DKB)

Coordinates

41.8904, -88.7506

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6542J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

American Flyers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Chicago → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA140

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and his delay in taking remedial action to regain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's improper flare for landing, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane; and the proximity of a pole to the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A student pilot and a flight instructor (CFI) were practicing crosswind takeoffs and landings. The student misjudged a landing flare, and the airplane bounced during touchdown. The student added power to abort the landing, but directional control of the airplane was not maintained. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway into a grass area. The CFI stated he reduced the power as the airplane rolled off the runway into the grass. However, the airplane's right wing contacted a pole located 85 to 100 feet from the runway. The airplane then traveled an additional 500 feet before coming to a stop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.