# Accident 20030622016129A: Cessna 172K, Overton, NV, June 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Overton, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7778° N, 114.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7778&lon=-114.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7342G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7342G-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,765 total, 365 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030622016129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI MEYER WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT PILOT IN A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED 150'-200' AGL WHEN RECOVERY WAS INITIATED. AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTED THE EARTH, AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK DURING ATTEMPTED RECOVERY. NEITHER INSTRUCTOR NOR STUDENT COULD SAY IF POSITIVE TRANSFER OF THE CONTROLS OCCURRED. FEMALE PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING A REAR SEAT. NO INJURIES TO ANY ONBOARD.

## 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 LAX03CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA208), Jun 22, 2003: Cessna 172K (N7342G), Overton, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and his premature raising of the flaps during a go-around, which led to an inadvertent stall/mush. The flight instructor's inadequate…

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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