# NTSB CHI00LA169: Cessna 172N, N4919G, Greenville, IL, June 23, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 23, 2000, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Greenville, IL
- Coordinates: 38.880935, -89.399703 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8809&lon=-89.3997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA169
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49499/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA169

## Probable cause

the student pilot failed to properly flare the airplane while landing.  A factor associated with the accident was the student pilot's lack of total experience.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

The pilot was making his first solo flight when the accident occurred.  He stated that while inspecting the airplane after the first landing it was discovered that the propeller had contacted the ground.  He also stated that the nose gear wheel bearing was 'out'.  Inspection of the airplane revealed the nose gear, propeller, and firewall were damaged during the accident.

## Factual narrative

On June 23, 2000, at 1000 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 172N, N4919G, operated by a student pilot, was substantially damaged during a landing on runway 18 (3,999' x 75', asphalt) at the Greenville Airport, Greenville, Illinois.  The student pilot was not injured.  The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.  The flight had originated from the Greenville Airport, at 0950 cdt.

The pilot was making his first solo flight when the accident occurred.  He stated that while inspecting the airplane after the first landing it was discovered that the propeller had contacted the ground.  He also stated that the nose gear wheel bearing was "out".

An inspector from the Springfield, Illinois, Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office stated that inspection of the airplane revealed the nose gear, propeller, and firewall were damaged during the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4919G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4919G), registered now, S/N 17273466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273466
- Airframe hours: 6422
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Langa Aircraft Resources, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 25, 2000, 39 hours before
- Departed: GRE, GREENVILLE, IL
- Airport: GRE, Greenville, runway 18, 3,999 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 20000623036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000623036389A), Jun 23, 2000: Cessna 172N, Greenville, IL, No damage. (-23) On June 23, 2000, at approx. 09:10 am CDT, N4919G, a Cessna 172 operated by a flight instructor and student pilot, was practicing touch and go landings…

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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