- Date
- June 29, 1988, 07:40 local (11:40 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7392ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880629024279A
- Case key
- 7780
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student & instructor (CFI) were on a practice short field apch, simulating a 50' obstacle. The CFI rprtd that as the acft came over the threshold at about 40' AGL, the airspeed was 60 mph & the flaps were extended 40 deg. The studentreduced the power to idle, established a high sink rate & flared just before touchdown. The acft landed hard & bounced. After bouncing twice, the CFI told the student to add power. The student applied full power & attempted a go-around, but the acft climbed only 10 to 15 ft, then the left wing dropped & the acft crashed beside the rwy. The student said this was the 1st time he tried a short field landing & that he had no previous demonstration. The CFI had only 397 hrs total flt time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7392A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29492
- Airframe hours
- 2,280
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Steve & Tracy Parrish
- Registered owner
- Stephen L & Tracey L Parrish
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 3, 1987 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- GMU
- Airport
- 7AL · Donaldson Center, runway 22, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 397 total · 144 in this make and model · 277 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GMU, 10 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.
Other investigations on N7392A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.