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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Wolfeboro, NH · November 4, 2004

Date: November 4, 2004 · 14:45 local
Place: Wolfeboro, NH
Airport: Lakes Region Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8803B
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05LA010
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental O300*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8803BRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 36503 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted pilot in command of Cessna 8803B was the flight instructor on this flight. He was also conducting the first touch and go landing. On the flare portion of the landing, the control wheel caught and he was unable to pull the control wheel back enough to flare and land the aircraft. The aircraft hit the runway hard, resulting in structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 8803B WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON THIS FLIGHT. HE WAS ALSO CONDUCTING THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ON THE FLARE PORTION OF THE LANDING, THE CONTROL WHEEL CAUGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CONTROL WHEEL BACK ENOUGH TO FLARE AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

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 IAD05LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWolfeboro, NHA jammed control wheel during landing. A contributing factor to the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane's flight control system.Nov 4, 2004 · Substantial damage