Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N9880V

30 March 2006 · Newnan, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 March 2006 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9880V, operated by Eagle Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Newnan, 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 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Newnan, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Newnan Coweta County Airport (KCCO)
Coordinates
33.3114, -84.7697
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N9880V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Eagle Aviation Academy
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Newnan → Newnan
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL06CA057

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 on the landing roll out, resulting in the airplane veering off the right side of the runway and colliding with an airport runway sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that he was conducting a full stop landing with 20-degrees of flaps. On the landing roll, the airplane started to veer to the right. The student pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane, the airplane went off the right side of the runway, and collided with a runway sign. The student pilot that stated he must have encountered a gust of wind. The surface winds at the time of the accident were 150-degrees at 7 knots, and no gusts were being reported. When the student pilot was asked if he experienced any mechanical problems with the airplane he stated, "No."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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