# Accident 20060416030999A: Cessna 172S, Gainesville, GA, April 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2006, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2728° N, 83.8297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2728&lon=-83.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21527, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21527-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060416030999A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA068), Apr 16, 2006: Cessna 172S (N21527), Gainsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted 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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