# Accident 20181014020079A: Cessna 172K, Lawrenceville, GA, October 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2018, 12:40 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County - Briscoe Fiel
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996SB-2019-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,955 total, 654 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181014020079A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA020), Oct 14, 2018: Cessna 172 (N996SB), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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