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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Waycross, GA · December 6, 2005

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Date
December 6, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place
Waycross, GA
Airport
Waycross-Wadelo Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1689F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06CA033
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total254 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N1689FRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Cessna 172HS/N 17255084Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine 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) N1689F was involved in an accident on December 6th, 2005. The accident was reported to the southern region operations center on December 30th, 2005. The damage was not detectable without the engine cowling being removed, and therefore was not discovered until 2 weeks after it had occurred. The owner then made inquiries as to how to report the damage, thus causing the delay in reporting. During instructions on takeoffs and landings, the controls of the aircraft were given to the student pilot to practice landing skills in preparation for her first solo flight. During flare out the student abruptly lowered the nose, causing the nose gear to strike the runway resulting in a hard landing. Damage was caused to the lower portion of the engine firewall (wrinkles/slight buckling), nose landing gear wheel (rim damage) and tire (scuffing on sidewall). Possible damage was noted by a mechanic to the strut. The damage was not apparent without opening the cowling and closely inspecting the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N1689F WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2005. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SOUTHERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER ON DECEMBER 30TH, 2005. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT DETECTABLE WITHOUT THE ENGINE COWLING BEING REMOVED, AND THEREFORE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 2 WEEKS AFTER IT HAD OCCURRED. THE OWNER THEN MADE INQUIRIES AS TO HOW TO REPORT THE DAMAGE, THUS CAUSING THE DELAY IN REPORTING. DURING INSTRUCTIONS ON TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE GIVEN TO THE STUDENT PILOT TO PRACTICE LANDING SKILLS IN PREPARATION FOR HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. DURING FLARE OUT THE STUDENT ABRUPTLY LOWERED THE NOSE, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL (WRINKLES/SLIGHT BUCKLING), NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL (RIM DAMAGE) AND TIRE (SCUFFING ON SIDEWALL). POSSIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOTED BY A MECHANIC TO THE STRUT. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT APPARENT WITHOUT OPENING THE COWLING AND CLOSELY INSPECTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

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 ATL06CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaycross, GAThe student pilot's improper landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing.Dec 6, 2005 · Substantial damage