# Accident 20260128003059A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Newnan, GA, January 28, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2026, 13:30 local time
- Place: Newnan, GA
- Airport: Newnan Coweta County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 33.3087° N, 84.7668° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3087&lon=-84.7668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260128003059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA26LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA103), Jan 28, 2026: Cessna 172 (N407MD), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N407MD (1)

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

- [Accident 20221122022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221122022569A), Nov 22, 2022: Textron Aviation Inc 172S (N407MD), Newnan, GA, Substantial damage. On November 22, 2022, [privacy data omitted], a Cessna 172S operating on a training flight under FAR part 91, sustained substaintial damage during approach to…

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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