Cessna 172R N856CP

Summary

On 29 August 2006 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N856CP, operated by The Flight School of Gwinnett, was involved in an accident near Winder, 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

29 August 2006 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Winder, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Winder (WDR)

Coordinates

33.9717, -83.0450

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N856CP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

The Flight School of Gwinnett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrenceville → Winder

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06CA124

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around.

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 dropped off his flight instructor on the ramp prior to conducting his first solo. He then taxied to runway 31 to perform a normal takeoff. After takeoff the student pilot entered the left traffic pattern for the runway 31 visual approach. The student pilot flew the downwind, base, and final for runway 31. On landing flare the main wheels touched down, and the airplane began to veer to the left. The student pilot added full power in an attempt to regain control of the airplane. The wing flaps were still in the full down position. The airplane became airborne, continued to veer to the left, and collided with the bravo taxiway sign. The student pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.