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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Thomson, GA · August 3, 2006

Date: August 3, 2006 · 11:55 local
Place: Thomson, GA
Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N124CK
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06CA117
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N124CKRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9808 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The student pilot was practicing solo take offs and landings. She landed left of centerline and corrected to the right. She overcorrected and skidded off the right side of the runway and, apparently applied power at the same time. The aircraft exited the right side of the runway, traveled about 400 feet through the grass, and proceeded over an embankment and came to rest. The engine suffered a sudden stoppage due to the propeller striking the dirt. The nose gear and firewall were damaged along with the right wing tip. The pilot was unhurt. A debrief indicated no discrepancies in her training or endorsements. The dialogue between her and her instructor indicate that further training will take place prior to any further attempts at solo flight. There were no discrepancies noted involving the aircraft's inspections and maintenance records.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. SHE LANDED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. SHE OVERCORRECTED AND SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND, APPARENTLY APPLIED POWER AT THE SAME TIME. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED ABOUT 400 FEET THROUGH THE GRASS, AND PROCEEDED OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST. THE ENGINE SUFFERED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE DUE TO THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE DIRT. THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT WAS UNHURT. A DEBRIEF INDICATED NO DISCREPANCIES IN HER TRAINING OR ENDORSEMENTS. THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN HER AND HER INSTRUCTOR INDICATE THAT FURTHER TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS AT SOLO FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED INVOLVING THE AIRCRAFT'S INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS.

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 ATL06CA117Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportThomson, GAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in an on-ground collision with an embankment.Aug 3, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N124CK · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20160607006899ALanding: Touchdown · Thomson, GAOn 06/07/2016, aircraft N124CK a Cessna 172S attempted to land on runway 28 at Thomson-Mcduffie Airport (khqu) in Thomson, GA. After, a hard landing at, approximately mid-field the aircraft departed the runway to right. The aircraft struck a right runway…Jun 7, 2016 · Substantial damage