Cessna 172 N52846
19 June 2004 · Kennesaw, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2004 at about 15:39 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N52846, operated by Superior Flight School Inc, was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cobb County McCullom Field (RYY)
- Coordinates
- 34.0131, -84.5983
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N52846
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Superior Flight School Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kennisaw → Kennisaw
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04CA133
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in the on ground collision with the ground, and the subsequent collapse of the nose gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot completed four touch and go landings with the instructor on board, before his solo flight. The student completed three solo touch and go landings. On the fourth solo landing, the airplane bounced on the runway and the student pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 27 into the grass and collapsed the nose gear assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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