What happened
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On January 27, 2026, at approximately 1330 local time, student pilot conducting pilot training at Newnan Coweta County Airport (cco).
Student pilot completed two landings with no issues taxi back for third takeoff and failed run checklist and left the flaps in full down landing position. Takeoff after getting airborne realize the flaps were full down and slowly brought the flaps up. Statement was made it cause a little panic on their part. On the 3rd landing came in high and fast touch down and bounced and went around for another approach. On the fourth landing aircraft got into a condition known as porpoising, student pilot could not get the aircraft out of the porpoising condition aircraft struck the tail and nose wheel several times causing substantial damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 27, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME, STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING PILOT TRAINING AT NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT (CCO).
STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED TWO LANDINGS WITH NO ISSUES TAXI BACK FOR THIRD TAKEOFF AND FAILED RUN CHECKLIST AND LEFT THE FLAPS IN FULL DOWN LANDING POSITION. TAKEOFF AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE REALIZE THE FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN AND SLOWLY BROUGHT THE FLAPS UP. STATEMENT WAS MADE IT CAUSE A LITTLE PANIC ON THEIR PART. ON THE 3RD LANDING CAME IN HIGH AND FAST TOUCH DOWN AND BOUNCED AND WENT AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. ON THE FOURTH LANDING AIRCRAFT GOT INTO A CONDITION KNOWN AS PORPOISING, STUDENT PILOT COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE PORPOISING CONDITION AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TAIL AND NOSE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.
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