# Accident 20160607006899A: Cessna 172S, Thomson, GA, June 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2016, 22:08 local time
- Place: Thomson, GA
- Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5292° N, 82.5106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5292&lon=-82.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124CK) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160607006899A

## Narrative

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

ON 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 LIGHT AND CROSSED THE RUNWAY DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AGAIN TO THE LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKID ACROSS THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH NOSE IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR AND WINDS WERE CALM.

## 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 GAA16CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA295), Jun 8, 2016: Cessna 172 (N124CK), Thomson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's incorrect landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing, nose wheel collapse, and runway excursion.

## Other reports on N124CK (1)

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

- [Accident 20060803016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803016989A), Aug 3, 2006: Cessna 172S (N124CK), Thomson, GA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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