# NTSB ATL06CA117: Cessna 172S, N124CK, Thomson, GA, August 3, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 3, 2006, 11:55 local (15:55 UTC) - Place: Thomson, GA - Coordinates: 33.529445, -82.513885 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5294&lon=-82.5139&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: College Park FSDO-11 - NTSB case key (mKey): 64270 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA117 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64270/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA117 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in an on-ground collision with an embankment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment ## Analysis The student pilot stated that she was making a full stop landing with full flaps. The airplane touched down on the runway and veered to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway into the grass and collided with an embankment. The student pilot stated that she did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed the engine firewall was bent. ## Factual narrative On August 3, 2006, at 1155 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N124CK, registered to Spirit Aircraft LLC, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, experienced an on ground collision with an embankment on landing roll out at Thomson-McDuffie County Airport, Thomson, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Thomson, Georgia, on August 3, 2006, at 1000. The student pilot stated she was making a full stop landing with full flaps. The airplane touched down on the runway and veered to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway into the grass and collided with an embankment. The student pilot stated she did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed the engine fire wall was bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N124CK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124CK), registered now, S/N 172S9808, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9808 - Airframe hours: 295 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Spirit Aircraft LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 1, 2006 - Departed: KHQU, Thomson, GA - Destination: KHQU - Airport: KHQU, Thomson-McDuffie Co Airport, runway 28, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 38; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KHQU ## 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 20060803016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803016989A), Aug 3, 2006: Cessna 172S, Thomson, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was practicing solo take offs and landings. She landed left of centerline and corrected to the right. She overcorrected and skidded off… ## Other investigations on N124CK (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 GAA16CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA295), Jun 8, 2016: Cessna 172 (N124CK), Thomson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's incorrect landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing, nose wheel collapse, and runway excursion. 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. 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