# Accident 20240807015839A: Renquist George GS-2 SPORTSMAN, Hawthorne, CA, August 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2024, 19:10 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Mu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9228° N, 118.3353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9228&lon=-118.3353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Renquist George GS-2 SPORTSMAN (registry code 056261L, https://openairdocs.org/model/renquist-george-gs-2-sportsman) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RENQUIST GEORGE GS-2 SPORTSMAN
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,278 total, 2 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240807015839A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY TO THE POINT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND STRUT, THE RIGHT-WING TIP AND THE ENGINE PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR24LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA272), Aug 8, 2024: Renquist George GS-2 Sportsman (N552GC), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to maintain airspeed during a short field landing and the instructor’s delayed remediation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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