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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Elkton, FL · July 14, 2019

Date: July 14, 2019 · 09:20 local
Place: Elkton, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 5FFS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35585
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA412
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,030 total300 in this make and model146 in the last 90 days

N35585Registration cancelled Jul 25, 2022 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8873 Airframe modelCessna 172S

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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 was giving dual instruction for a commercial pilot to get his flight instructor rating.

The pilots were practicing off field emergency landings to an altitude below the company published limits.

The instructor advised the student to recover / go around and after the third call to do so took the controls over only to have too little altitude to go around.

The aircraft settled into a potato field and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR A COMMERCIAL PILOT TO GET HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING.

THE PILOTS WERE PRACTICING OFF FIELD EMERGENCY LANDINGS TO AN ALTITUDE BELOW THE COMPANY PUBLISHED LIMITS.

THE INSTRUCTOR ADVISED THE STUDENT TO RECOVER / GO AROUND AND AFTER THE THIRD CALL TO DO SO TOOK THE CONTROLS OVER ONLY TO HAVE TOO LITTLE ALTITUDE TO GO AROUND.

THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A POTATO FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER.

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 GAA19CA412Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportElkton, FLThe pilot under instruction's failure to follow the flight instructor’s directions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jul 14, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N35585 · 1

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

Accident 20210617010269ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Clarksville, TNDuring the take-off roll with the student on the controls, the aircraft reached a about 40 KTS when the aircraft veered sharply to the left. The student placed excessive pressure on the left rudder pedal and the CFI was unable to over power the student on the…Jun 17, 2021 · Substantial damage