# Accident 20051206032579A: Cessna 172H, Waycross, GA, December 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Airport: Waycross-Wadelo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2489° N, 82.3953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2489&lon=-82.3953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1689F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1689F-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 254 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051206032579A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA033), Dec 6, 2005: Cessna 172H (N1689F), Waycross, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing.

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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