Cessna 172 N124CK

Summary

On 8 June 2016 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N124CK was involved in an accident near Thomson, Georgia, United States. 2 people were 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

8 June 2016 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Thomson, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Thomson-McDuffie County (HQU)

Coordinates

33.5292, -82.5106

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N124CK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Thomson → Thomson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA16CA295

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's incorrect landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing, nose wheel collapse, and runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that during a night training flight the airplane was high on final approach. He further reported that during the landing flare, the airplane ballooned and then touched down hard. The flight instructor attempted to abort the landing, but the nose gear collapsed during the touchdown and the airplane veered off the runway. The right wing and left elevator sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.