# NTSB ATL06CA124: Cessna 172R, N856CP, Winder, GA, August 29, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 29, 2006, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Winder, GA
- Coordinates: 33.971668, -83.044998
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9717&lon=-83.0450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Atlanta FSDO-11
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64427/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA124

## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - airport sign/marker (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The student pilot stated that he dropped off his flight instructor on the ramp prior to conducting his first solo. He then taxied to runway 31 to perform a normal takeoff. After takeoff the student pilot entered the left traffic pattern for the runway 31 visual approach. The student pilot flew the downwind, base, and final for runway 31. On landing flare the main wheels touched down, and the airplane began to veer to the left. The student pilot added full power in an attempt to regain control of the airplane. The wing flaps were still in the full down position. The airplane became airborne, continued to veer to the left, and collided with the bravo taxiway sign. The student pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to the accident.

## Factual narrative

On August 29, 2006, at 1030 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172R, N856CP, registered to a private owner, and operated by The Flight School of Gwinnett as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight; collided with a runway sign during landing at Winder-Barrow Airport, Winder, Georgia. The airplane received substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.

The student pilot stated that he dropped off his flight instructor on the ramp prior to conducting his first solo. He then taxied to runway 31 to perform a normal takeoff. After takeoff the student pilot entered the left traffic pattern for the runway 31 visual approach. The student pilot flew the downwind, base, and final for runway 31. On landing flare the main wheels touched down, and the airplane began to veer to the left. The student pilot added full power in an attempt to regain control of the airplane. The wing flaps were still in the full down position. The airplane became airborne, continued to veer to the left, and collided with the bravo taxiway sign. The student pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N856CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17280494
- Airframe hours: 4285.8
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: The Flight School of Gwinnett
- Registered owner: Anyan E. David
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 1, 2006, 60 hours before
- Departed: LZU, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
- Destination: WDR, WINDER, GA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: WDR, Winder, runway 31, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 36; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: KWDR

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.

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