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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Lawrenceville, GA · October 14, 2018

Date: October 14, 2018 · 12:40 local
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Airport: Gwinnett County - Briscoe Fiel
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N996SB
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA020
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,955 total654 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

N996SBRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2019 · Cessna 172KS/N 17258251 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 172K 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.

The aircraft was cleared for landing on runway 07 with a student pilot at the controls. Over the end of the runway, the aircraft was too high and the student pitched the aircraft down. The instructor took control of the aircraft and arrested the descent. The aircraft stalled at landing collapsing the nose landing gear. The aircraft skidded approximately 20 yards to a stop and caught fire.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 07 WITH A STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS. OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND THE STUDENT PITCHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ARRESTED THE DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS TO A STOP AND CAUGHT FIRE.

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 GAA19CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLawrenceville, GAThe student pilot's improper pitch application, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent fire. Contributing to the accident was the student’s failure to give over the flight controls to the flight instructor when instructed to do so.Oct 14, 2018 · Substantial damage