# Accident 20010827025879A: Cessna R172K, Valdosta, GA, August 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2001, 10:44 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8405° N, 83.2704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8405&lon=-83.2704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758BW-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010827025879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEMONSTRATE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, AFTER A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO SIMULATE THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR, WIHT ASSIST FROM THE STUDENT, LOWERED THE NOSE TO MAINTAIN APPROACH SPEED. THE INITIAL EFFORT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AND A CORRECTION WAS MADE SO THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVING TOWARD THE GROUND. THE FLARE WAS INITIATED, BUT THE DESCENT WAS NOT ARRESTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, LEFT MAIN, NOSE, RIGHT MAIN, IN THAT ORDER. ADDITIONAL POWER WAS NOT ADDED DURING THIS APPROACH. THE LEFT MAIN STRUT BENT AND THE WHEEL CAMBERED TOWARD THE FUSELAGE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FORWARD AND RIGHT INTO THE ENGINE MOUNT AREA. THE FIRE WALL BUCKLED AND THE FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED AFT OF THE FIREWALL. THE LEFT DOOR FRAME IS SPRUNG AND THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. ACCORDING TO THE IA WHO EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT, THIS AIRFRAME IS TOTALED.

## 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 ATL01LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA096), Aug 27, 2001: Cessna R172K (N758BW), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper flare of the airplane, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors were the dual student's failure to relinquish control of the airplane and the dual student's…

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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