# NTSB ERA22LA212: Cessna 172F, N5704R, Hampton, GA, April 30, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 30, 2022, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Hampton, GA · Adjacent runway 24 - Coordinates: 33.389903, -84.331037 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3899&lon=-84.3310&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105022 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA212 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105022/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105022 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA212 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s application of excessive left brake during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion. The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action was a factor in the accident. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that her student was performing a normal visual approach and landing. After touchdown, the student had the proper wind correction added; however, she applied excessive left brake and the airplane veered “dramatically” to the left, into the grass. The airplane collided with a runway sign, resulting in damage to the fuselage and a collapsed nose landing gear. There were no injuries. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration examined the wreckage and determined that the damage to the fuselage was substantial. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5704R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5704R-2024-01-16), registration cancelled 2024-01-16, S/N 17253357, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F - Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17253357 - Year built: 1965 - Airframe hours: 4974 - Engines: Continental O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Happy Goat Flying Club - Registered owner: Fox Victor Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 31, 2022, 73 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: HMP, Atlanta Speedway Airport, runway 24, 5,509 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 24 total, 14 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 37; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 20, 2021; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 863 total, 568 in this make and model, 773 as pilot in command, 84 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 9 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: K6A2, 10 nm away - METAR: K6A2 301735Z AUTO 19009G14KT 160V220 10SM SCT034 SCT045 BKN070 25/16 A3009 RMK AO2 ## 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 20220430006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220430006049A), Apr 30, 2022: Cessna 172F, Hampton, GA, Substantial damage. On April 30, 2022, at approximately 1330 a student pilot and instructor were conducting training on runway 24 at Atlanta Speedway Airport (khmp), in Hampton,… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 25, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105022. 12.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13867610&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=1%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Flight instructor written statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 4.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13867390&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=2%20Instructor%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Student pilot statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 3.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13867326&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=3%20Student%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector statement (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 120 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13866913&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=4%20FAA%20Inspector%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 5, PDF, 5 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13867477&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=5%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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