Textron 172 N407MD

Summary

On 22 November 2022 at about 09:45 local time, a Textron 172 registered N407MD, operated by Flyt Aviation, was involved in an accident near Newnan, 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

22 November 2022 at 09:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Newnan, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Newnan Coweta County Airport (CCO)

Coordinates

33.3116, -84.7698

Aircraft

Textron 172

Registration

N407MD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Flyt Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA23LA074

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action during a simulated engine failure and low approach, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that while on a downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern, abeam the runway numbers, he simulated an engine failure for the student pilot. The student pilot performed checklist items, but the airplane was getting too low and far from the runway. The flight instructor then told him to turn directly toward the runway, which he did. The student pilot stated that he wanted to go-around, but the flight instructor said to keep going. By the time the flight instructor realized the airplane was not going to reach the runway threshold, he increased power, but the tail struck a runway light. The airplane subsequently landed uneventfully. The flight instructor stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Postaccident examination of the airplane confirmed that the empennage had been substantially damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.