# NTSB ATL04CA133: Cessna 172, N52846, Kennesaw, GA, June 19, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 19, 2004, 10:39 local (15:39 UTC) - Place: Kennesaw, GA - Coordinates: 34.013053, -84.598335 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0131&lon=-84.5983&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Atlanta FSDO-11 - NTSB case key (mKey): 59541 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL04CA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59541/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA133 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in the on ground collision with the ground, and the subsequent collapse of the nose gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload ## Analysis The student pilot completed four touch and go landings with the instructor on board, before his solo flight. The student completed three solo touch and go landings. On the fourth solo landing, the airplane bounced on the runway and the student pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 27 into the grass and collapsed the nose gear assembly. ## Factual narrative On June 19, 2004 at 1039 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N52846, operated by Superior Flight School collided with the ground during landing on runway 27 at Cobb County McCullum Field, in Kennesaw, Georgia. The solo flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot was not injured. The flight departed Cobb County McCullum Field, in Kennesaw, Georgia, at 1000 on June 19, 2004. The student pilot completed four touch and go landings with the certified flight instructor (CFI) on board, before his solo flight. After the CFI exited the airplane, the student pilot completed three touch and go landings. While on downwind for the fourth landing on runway 27 the tower controller instructed the student pilot to expect a full stop landing. The student pilot verbally acknowledged the controller's instructions. The airplane touched down within the first third of the runway, with approximately 3000 feet of the runway remaining. According to the student pilot, after touch down he began a lift off sequence. The airplane became airborne when the tower told the student pilot to make a full stop. The student pilot stated that he reduced the throttle and pushed the yoke forward, then the airplane bounced on the runway and veered off the right side of the runway into the grass. The airplane came to rest with approximately 1200 feet of runway remaining. Examination of the downed airplane revealed the propeller and engine assemblies were displaced aft from their normally installed position. The undercarriage and firewall assembly of the airframe was buckled. The nose strut was separated. Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engine assemblies and accessories revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N52846](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52846-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 17274621 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17274621 - Airframe hours: 8258.6 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-025 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Superior Flight School Inc - Registered owner: Atlanta Capital Incorporated LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 9, 2004, 24 hours before - Departed: RYY, Kennisaw, GA - Destination: RYY, Kennisaw, GA - Airport: RYY, Cobb County McCullom Field, runway 27, 5,105 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 40; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 7 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: RYY ## 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 20040619030419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040619030419A), Jun 19, 2004: Cessna 172P, Marietta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot-in-command (PIC) was completing his 4th touch and go during his 2nd solo flight as a student pilot. Due to several aircraft in the pattern, the… ## Other investigations on N52846 (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 FTW81DQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG21), Apr 8, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52846), Paducah, TX, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.