Cessna 172 N212CF
2 March 2005 · Madison, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 2005 at about 18:55 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N212CF was involved in an accident near Madison, Mississippi, 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 18:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madison, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bruce Campbell Field Airport (KMBO)
- Coordinates
- 32.4342, -90.1050
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N212CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madison → Madison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA05CA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in substantial damage during the subsequent hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot experienced a hard landing, and while she tried to taxi off the runway lost control of the aircraft and went on to the adjacent grass. The student pilot was on her third solo landing. According to the student pilot, during the landing flare the aircraft "ballooned" followed by the hard landing. The investigation revealed the airplane touched down twice on the runway during the landing. The examination of the aircraft revealed the firewall, and lower fuselage was damaged during the impact sequence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2005 | Cessna 172R | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | First In Flight Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 2005 | Cessna 172N | Olney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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