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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Phoenix, AZ · June 28, 2019

Date: June 28, 2019 · 10:46 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: WIWS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N606JA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA375
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 146 total146 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N606JARegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8767 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flight instructor was giving instruction to the student pilot. The student pilot was at the controls. After completing two touch-and-go landings, the student was attempting to perform a soft field landing. According to the student, the aircraft continued to float over the runway and would not touch down. The aircraft ballooned upward and resulted in a low speed and nose high attitude. The student pilot attempted to go around by adding throttle. The instructor took the controls, retracted the flaps to 20 degrees and attempted to gain altitude. The aircraft would not climb or accelerate but began to yaw to the left. The aircraft touched down on the infield between the two runways and continued onto the north ramp. The aircraft struck a light pole and came to a stop. The aircraft occupants were not injured. At the time the flight instructor took the controls, the student had already placed the aircraft in a position that it would be impossible to recover.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENT PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS. AFTER COMPLETING TWO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLOAT OVER THE RUNWAY AND WOULD NOT TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UPWARD AND RESULTED IN A LOW SPEED AND NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING THROTTLE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS, RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES AND ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE BUT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE INFIELD BETWEEN THE TWO RUNWAYS AND CONTINUED ONTO THE NORTH RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. AT THE TIME THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS, THE STUDENT HAD ALREADY PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN A POSITION THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER.

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 GAA19CA375Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPhoenix, AZThe student pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain the runway heading, which resulted in the loss of airplane control, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a go-around with a crosswind, which resulted in a bounced landing…Jun 28, 2019 · Substantial damage