# NTSB ATL03LA097: Cessna 172P, N6512K, Newnan, GA, May 28, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 28, 2003, 17:55 local (21:55 UTC) - Place: Newnan, GA - Coordinates: 33.340278, -84.901107 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3403&lon=-84.9011&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Atlanta FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57091 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL03LA097 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57091/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA097 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll that resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - terrain condition - ground - Gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis According to the student pilot, during the second touch-and-go landing on runway 32, the airplane veered off the runway into the grass and subsequently collapsed the right main landing gear. The airplane came to rest on the left side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the right main gear was bent aft, and the right horizontal stabilizer was curled upwards. No mechanical or flight control problems were reported by the student pilot prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On May 28, 2003, at 1755 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N6512K, registered to and operated by the FAA Employee Flying Club, collided with the runway during a landing at Dresden Airport, Newnan, Georgia. The instructional flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight departed Dresden Airport, Newnan, Georgia, on May 28, 2003, at 1700. According to the student pilot, during the second touch and go landing on runway 32, the airplane bounced. As the student attempted to adjust the flare for the second touchdown, he encounter a wind gust from 090 degree. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway into the grass. The student pilot further stated that the airplane rolled about 100 feet crossing a taxiway, striking a sign before the right main landing gear buckled and the airplane came to a stop after rotating 90 degrees. Examination of the airplane revealed the right main gear was bent aft, and the right horizontal stabilizer was curled upwards. No mechanical or flight control problems were reported by the student pilot prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6512K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6512K), registered now, S/N 17274206, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17274206 - Airframe hours: 4212 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 25, 2003, 30 hours before - Departed: CCO, NEWNAN, GA - Airport: CCO, Newnan Coweta County, runway 32, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 41; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 7 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: ATL, 26 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030528009599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528009599A), May 28, 2003: Cessna 172P, Newnan, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed ffc and flew to cco. While performing touch and go landings on runway 32 at Newnan-Coweta airport the pilot bounced the aircraft off the… From the NTSB's public API. 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