- Date
- June 26, 1994, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lambertville, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5183ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940626016779A
- Case key
- 9578
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Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's not maintaining airspeed. A factor was the pilot-in-command's misjudging the flare.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student pilot misjudged the flare and the airplane bounced on landing. He attempted to abort the landing; however, the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain.
Factual narrative
On June 26, 1994, at 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N5183E, registered to Lambert Aircraft Incorporated of Toledo, Ohio, operated by Davis College and flown by a student pilot, collided with the terrain during an aborted landing attempt, on runway 27 (3,928' x 50' dry/asphalt), at the Toledo Suburban Airport, Lambertville, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was on file. The solo instructional flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported minor injuries. The local flight originated at 1040.
The pilot stated that on final approach to landing, the airplane descended from about 25 feet above the runway and bounced. He attempted to abort the landing; however, the airplane turned left and impacted the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5183E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271757
- Airframe hours
- 2,986
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Davis College
- Registered owner
- Lambert Aircraft Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1994 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- 5G9
- Destination
- 5G9 · MI
- Airport
- 5G9 · Toledo Suburban Airport, runway 27, 3,928 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 36 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.