20060416030999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Gainesville, GA · April 16, 2006

Date
April 16, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place
Gainesville, GA
Airport
Lee Gilmer Memorial
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21527
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06CA068
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total20 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) This accident occurred on April 16, 2006. No record at the southern region communication center or the atlanta FSDO exist indicating the FAA was notified of this event. On that date, the telephone standby iic was working a similar accident, with a similar aircraft type, at an airport with a similar name. Based upon NTSB records, the student pilot privacy data omitted, during his first solo flight sequence at the lee gilbert memorial airport, Gainesville, Georgia (gvl) upon his fourth approach to landing on runway 29 flared the aircraft high resulting in a stall and drop to the runway. The aircraft bounced several times before the student pilot regained control and taxied to the tie down area at the lanier flight center. The hard landing damaged the aircraft propeller, engine firewall bulkhead wrinkled at nose gear attachment. Binding of control column (not responding) including associated flight controls including rudder and elevator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 16, 2006. NO RECORD AT THE SOUTHERN REGION COMMUNICATION CENTER OR THE ATLANTA FSDO EXIST INDICATING THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT. ON THAT DATE, THE TELEPHONE STANDBY IIC WAS WORKING A SIMILAR ACCIDENT, WITH A SIMILAR AIRCRAFT TYPE, AT AN AIRPORT WITH A SIMILAR NAME. BASED UPON NTSB RECORDS, THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT SEQUENCE AT THE LEE GILBERT MEMORIAL AIRPORT, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA (GVL) UPON HIS FOURTH APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 FLARED THE AIRCRAFT HIGH RESULTING IN A STALL AND DROP TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE STUDENT PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND TAXIED TO THE TIE DOWN AREA AT THE LANIER FLIGHT CENTER. THE HARD LANDING DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, ENGINE FIREWALL BULKHEAD WRINKLED AT NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT. BINDING OF CONTROL COLUMN (NOT RESPONDING) INCLUDING ASSOCIATED FLIGHT CONTROLS INCLUDING RUDDER AND ELEVATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.