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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Abilene, KS · June 19, 1998

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Date
June 19, 1998 · 13:00 local
Place
Abilene, KS
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9786L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA254
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,820 total8,700 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days
N9786LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276612 · Built 1986Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Insufficient deceleration. Flight instructor took controls and tried to use heavy braking. Exited runway. (-23) the student pilot was practicing an emergency landing. Upon touchdown on the runway, the instructor realized the aircraft was not decelerating as fast as it should be. He took the controls and attempted to use heavy braing to stop the aircraft. The aircraft left the end of the runway and traveled 180 feet before the nosewheel fell in a small ditch, causing damage to the prop. (.4) the dual student was performing a simulated forced landing to the runway. The airplane touched down normally. After rolling down the runway approximately 500 feet, the instructor pilot realized that the airplane was not slowing down. The instructor pilot took control of the airplane and applied heavy braking. Realizing that the airplane was not going to stop on the prepared surface, the instructor pilot guided the airplane onto the hard ground surface overrun. The airplane had almost stopped when 'a hidden ditch appeared.' The instructor pilot said that he did not have time to turn the airplane. The airplane dropped into the ditch. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

INSUFFICIENT DECELERATION. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS AND TRIED TO USE HEAVY BRAKING. EXITED RUNWAY. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DECELERATING AS FAST AS IT SHOULD BE. HE TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO USE HEAVY BRAING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED 180 FEET BEFORE THE NOSEWHEEL FELL IN A SMALL DITCH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP. (.4) THE DUAL STUDENT WAS PERFORMING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY. AFTER ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. REALIZING THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP ON THE PREPARED SURFACE, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT GUIDED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE HARD GROUND SURFACE OVERRUN. THE AIRPLANE HAD ALMOST STOPPED WHEN 'A HIDDEN DITCH APPEARED.' THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TURN THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE DROPPED INTO THE DITCH. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI98LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAbilene, KSThe student pilot's failure to plan his approach so as to be able to stop the airplane on the runway, and the instructor pilot's delay in taking control of the airplane, so as to correct the student's mistake. A factor contributing to this accident was the…Jun 19, 1998 · Substantial damage