# Accident 20010802019229A: Cessna 172N, Covington, GA, August 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2001, 15:55 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.6325° N, 83.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6325&lon=-83.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3467E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3467E-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010802019229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF RWY 10, CLIMBED TO 800 FEET AGL, TURNED LEFT CROSS WIND. THE CFI RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE OUT LANDING.  CFI DIRECTED STUDENT TO LAND ON RWY 28. AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH WAS ABOVE APPROACH PATH AT 75 KIAS. CFI DIRECTED STUDENT TO PITCH UP TO REDUCE AIRSPEED TO INCREASE SINK RATE.  AIRCRAFT GAINED ALTITUDE, SLOWED DOWN AND STARTED TO DESCEND, WHILE MOVING FURTHER DOWN THE RWY. AIRCRAFT WAS 3/4 OR MORE DOWN THE RWY AND WAS LANDING OR LANDED (BRAKES APPLIED). A ROLL OUT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE GRASS OVERRUN. AT THAT TIME CFR INITIATED A (GO AROUND).  THE STALL WARNING HORN WAS SOUNDING DURING CLIMB OUT.  AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TREES SOME 1000 YARDS OFF THE END OF RWY 10.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE ON THE GROUND.  CFI AND STUDENT EXITED THROUGH THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WALKED TO THE COVINGTON AIRPORT FIXED BASE OPERATION (FBO) AND REPORTED THE CRASH.  BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO NEWTON GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.  ALSO DRUG TEST REQUESTED BY CFI, MISS DANA HOFFMAN.  IIC VISITED THE HOSPITAL AND NOTED BOTH STUDENT AND CFI WERE VERY SHAKEN, BUT WITH NO SERIOUS INJURIES. IIC WAIVED WRITTEN STATEMENTS UNTIL A LATER DATE, BUT ASK IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. BOTH STUDENT AND CFI STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY OPERATIONAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. ANNUAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED DECEMBER 29, 2000, TOTAL TIME (7858.1). 100 HOUR ACCOMPLISHED JUNE 27, 2001 TOTAL TIME (8148.3). AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATIONAL WITH NO MALFUNCTIONS AS STATED BY CFI AND STUDENT.  MISMANAGEMENT OF AIRCRAFT CONTROLS, EXPERIENCE AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS CAUSED THE STALLING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE CFI, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ACCIDENT OF N3467E.  RECOMMEND 44709 RIDE FOR CFI PILOT.  TURNED OVER TO GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS.  NTSB JEFF KENNEDY OUT OF MIAMI, FLORIDA WAS CONTACTED THROUGH THE OPERATIONS CENTER BY TELECON AUGUST 2, 2001.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA207), Aug 2, 2001: Cessna 172N (N3467E), Covington, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper monitoring of the dual student during a simulated engine out approach and her delayed decision to initiate a go-around resulting in the airplane colliding with trees…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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