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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Granbury, TX · June 24, 2008

Date: June 24, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place: Granbury, TX
Airport: Granbury Regional
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3840Q
Reported as: Cessna 172L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total450 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N3840QRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2020 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259940 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) On June 24, 2008, a flight instructor and student pilot experienced a loss of flight control on a CE-172, N3840Q. The purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to practice slow turns, stall recovery and steep turns. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The instructor pilot stated that after performing several flight maneuvers with full flaps, and trying to return to normal flight, the aircraft felt unstable. The pilot discontinued the flight and descended for landing. The landing was uneventful with no damage to the aircraft and the instructor pilot and student were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2008, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FLIGHT CONTROL ON A CE-172, N3840Q. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR THE STUDENT PILOT TO PRACTICE SLOW TURNS, STALL RECOVERY AND STEEP TURNS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL FLIGHT MANEUVERS WITH FULL FLAPS, AND TRYING TO RETURN TO NORMAL FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT FELT UNSTABLE. THE PILOT DISCONTINUED THE FLIGHT AND DESCENDED FOR LANDING. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED.