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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Wichita, KS · May 25, 2012

Date
May 25, 2012 · 08:00 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Jabara Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73743
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA315
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,855 total1,356 in this make and model83 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.

The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing touch and go landings on runway 36 at Jabara Airport (aao). During the second landing, the aircraft veered to the right after touchdown, departed the runway, eventually striking a dirt berm, breaking off the nose gear, damaging the cowling, the prop, and buckling the fuselage of the aircraft. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot and instructor were uninjured. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident with winds reported from 080 degrees at 8, gusting to 18 knots. Evidence indictaes the student pilot was manipulating the controls upon landing and the flight instructor attempted to take control of the aircraft as the aircraft began to veer to the right.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36 AT JABARA AIRPORT (AAO). DURING THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, EVENTUALLY STRIKING A DIRT BERM, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, DAMAGING THE COWLING, THE PROP, AND BUCKLING THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE UNINJURED. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH WINDS REPORTED FROM 080 DEGREES AT 8, GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. EVIDENCE INDICTAES THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS UPON LANDING AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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