# NTSB ATL93LA053: Cessna 172, N8226L, Palmetto, GA, January 16, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 16, 1993, 10:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place: Palmetto, GA
- Coordinates: 33.520053, -84.660972 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5201&lon=-84.6610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL93LA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8725/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA053

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - ravine

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE LANDINGS, AND HAD COMPLETED TWO LANDINGS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT MID  FIELD AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCE, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND ROLLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 INTO A RAVINE. THE PILOT COMPLETED A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND HAD TWO HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 172. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8226L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226L-2007-04-10), registration cancelled 2007-04-10, S/N 17256426, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 56426
- Airframe hours: 3636
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300/D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gause Aviation Services Inc.,
- Registered owner: Gause Aviation Services Inc.,
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 28, 1992, 48 hours before
- Departed: 8A9
- Airport: 8A9, South Fulton, runway 27, 2,090 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 142 total, 2 in this make and model, 142 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft broken
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FTY, 12 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 19930116000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930116000509A), Jan 16, 1993: Cessna 172H, Palmetto, GA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing then ran off end runway and overturned in a ravine.

## Other investigations on N8226L (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 CHI03LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA223), Jul 24, 2003: Cessna 172H (N8226L), Red Wing, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the checklist resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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