20211021017219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Dallas, GA · October 21, 2021

Date: October 21, 2021 · 19:21 local
Place: Dallas, GA
Airport: Paulding Northwest Atlanta
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6888A
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA030
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 121 total60 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6888ARegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2022 · Cessna 172S/N 28988 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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10-21-2021 At approximately 2321Z, registration: N6888A make :Cessna model: 172 with conventional landing gear, landed puj runway 13. The right main tire made contact with the runway, the right wingtip dipped and made contact with the ground, the horizontal stabilizer and elevator sustained damage from ground contact. The pilot attempted a correction at which point the aircraft spun out of control making contact with the PAPI system lights causing damage to the airframe landing gear and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

10-21-2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2321Z, REGISTRATION: N6888A MAKE :CESSNA MODEL: 172 WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR, LANDED PUJ RUNWAY 13. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WINGTIP DIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM GROUND CONTACT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A CORRECTION AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PAPI SYSTEM LIGHTS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE.

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 ERA22LA030Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAtlanta, GAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with runway approach lighting equipment.Oct 21, 2021 · Substantial damage