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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Cincinnati, OH · August 4, 1996

Date
August 4, 1996 · 17:01 local
Place
Cincinnati, OH
Airport
Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunke
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N172PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96LA125
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
24 total24 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On solo touch and go landing student flared too high. Added power to go around and stalled. Veered left hit ground. (-23) during student first supervised solo, the pilot attempted a go-around on runway 21L at lunken airport (luk). Pilot applied power but pitched up too high and stalled aircraft approximately 50'. Aircraft sustained substantial damage, student pilot suffered minor cuts & bruises and was treated ata local hospital.

As the FAA filed it

ON SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDING STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH. ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND AND STALLED. VEERED LEFT HIT GROUND. (-23) DURING STUDENT FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 21L AT LUNKEN AIRPORT (LUK). PILOT APPLIED POWER BUT PITCHED UP TOO HIGH AND STALLED AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 50'. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS & BRUISES AND WAS TREATED ATA LOCAL HOSPITAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.