Cessna 172 N35585

Summary

On 14 July 2019 at about 13:21 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N35585, operated by Christiansen Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Elkton, Florida, 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

14 July 2019 at 13:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Elkton, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.9011, -81.3125

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N35585

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Christiansen Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint Augustine → Saint Augustine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA412

Nobody was injured.

The pilot under instruction's failure to follow the flight instructor’s directions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he had demonstrated a simulated engine failure and recovery at altitude to the pilot under instruction, and he subsequently asked the pilot to perform a simulated engine failure and recovery. The instructor allowed the pilot to descend over an open field, and he recalled instructing the pilot to "recover" and abort the landing about 200 ft above ground level. However, the pilot failed to do so, and the flight instructor took the controls. The airplane subsequently stalled, impacted terrain, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the engine mounts. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.