Cessna 172M N32SF

Summary

On 23 March 2011 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N32SF, operated by Compass 21 Inc, was involved in an accident near Statesville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 March 2011 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Statesville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Allison Private Airstrip (00)

Coordinates

35.8889, -80.8069

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N32SF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Compass 21 Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mocksville → Mocksville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA205

2 people had minor injuries.

The certified flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during the go-around, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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

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The certified flight instructor stated that during an instructional flight he and his student departed a private grass strip on runway 22. They climbed to 800 feet and turned left toward the airport in order to simulate an engine out emergency. The instructor reduced the power and the student pilot turned back towards the grass strip to land on runway 4. During the final approach to landing, the airplane encountered a tailwind and, in an attempt to go-around, the airplane collided with trees at the end of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall, fuselage, and wings. The pilots reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. The nearest airport’s weather observation system reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 210 degrees at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.