Cessna 172 N7127G

Summary

On 26 March 2019 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7127G, operated by Classic Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Pella, Iowa, 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

26 March 2019 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Pella Muni (PEA)

Coordinates

41.4011, -92.9458

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7127G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Classic Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pella → Pella

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA193

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during landing, which resulted in the instructor landing the airplane in grass left of the runway and a subsequent nose-over.

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 the landing with the student pilot on the flight controls, about 5 to 10 ft above the ground, a wind gust caused the airplane to drift right. The instructor assumed control of the airplane, attempted to correct, applied full power, and initiated a go-around. The instructor stated that the airplane was "low and slow," and the left main landing gear contacted the runway, and the airplane drifted left. Concerned the airplane would not gain significant altitude to clear the buildings in the flightpath, the instructor chose to land in the grass left of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane encountered soft terrain and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the aft fuselage and rudder. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident, the airport's automated weather observation station reported that the wind was from 170° at 5 knots. The student was landing the airplane on runway 16.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.