Cessna 172 N6026A

Summary

On 2 August 2008 at about 13:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6026A, operated by Gregory A. Griffin, was involved in an accident near Wingate, North Carolina, 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

2 August 2008 at 13:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wingate, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Arant Airport (1NC6)

Coordinates

35.0536, -80.4500

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6026A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gregory A. Griffin

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wingate → Wingate

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA157

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot of the Cessna 172 stated that he had just completed three touch-and-go landings with his instructor and was ready for his solo flight. The instructor exited the airplane and told the student he would be in radio communication with him during the flight. The student pilot then departed runway 15, a 2,800-foot long, 70-foot wide, asphalt runway, and stayed in the traffic pattern. He said that during landing flare he pulled back too much on the yoke and the airplane ballooned. He attempted a go-around, but lost control of the airplane and collided with a fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.