Cessna 172R N674MA

Summary

On 23 May 2023 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N674MA, operated by Lewis University, was involved in an accident near Romeoville, Illinois, United States. One person was 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

23 May 2023 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Romeoville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lewis University Airport (LOT)

Coordinates

41.6081, -88.0964

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N674MA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Lewis University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Romeoville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA256

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to attain/maintain a proper landing flare and failure to perform a go-around that resulted in an impact with the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that during her initial solo flight, she attempted three landings. The first and second landing attempts resulted in go-arounds. During the third landing attempt, there was a “severe porpoise,” and she felt the airplane “rushing down the runway uncontrollably.” She “pushed down” to stop the porpoise because she felt that she was never going to be able to land. The airplane then impacted the runway surface and sustained substantial damage, which included damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by performing a go-around instead of forcing the airplane onto the runway. There was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane reported that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.