# NTSB MIA99LA235: Cessna 172P, N55218, Hampton, GA, August 23, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 23, 1999, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC) - Place: Hampton, GA - Coordinates: 33.379478, -84.280616 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3795&lon=-84.2806&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47218 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA99LA235 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47218/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA235 ## Probable cause Was the failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control after touchdown following a bounced landing, resulting in the on-ground collision with a taxiway sign and the separation of the right main landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that he flew over the airport and noted that the windsock indicated that the wind was from 150-160 degrees at 10-12 knots. He initially intended on landing on runway 24 but elected to land on runway 06 after hearing another airplane advise that they were using runway 06. He turned onto final approach, performed a 360 degree turn for clearance with a departing airplane, and with the flaps extended 20 degrees, the airplane was landed long and bounced. The pilot further stated that while descending following the bounced landing, he felt the airplane 'shift' to the right. The airplane then touched down, rolled off the right side of the runway, and collided with a taxiway sign which separated the right main landing gear. He estimated that the airplane rolled off the runway 600 feet before coming to rest. ## Factual narrative On August 23, 1999, about 1620 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N55218, registered to Yellow Jacket Flying Club, experienced a loss of control on landing at the Clayton County-Tara Field Airport, Hampton, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1530, from the Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, Atlanta, Georgia. The pilot stated that when the flight was 5 miles north of the destination airport, he called on the common traffic advisory frequency twice but received no response. He flew over the airport and observed that the wind sock indicated that the wind was from 150-160 degrees at 10-12 knots. He initially planned on landing on runway 24 but elected to enter the traffic pattern for runway 06 after hearing another airplane advise that they were using runway 06. He entered right downwind, base, then final approach, where he performed a 360 degree turn to allow for clearance for a departing airplane. He returned for landing and with the flaps extended 20 degrees, the flight was landed long, and bounced. While descending following the bounced landing, he felt the airplane "shift" to the right. The airplane then touched down and began rolling to the right. He applied left rudder and brakes but the airplane rolled off the right side of the runway and collided with a taxiway sign, which separated the right main landing gear. He estimated that the airplane rolled off the runway 600 feet before coming to rest. According to FAA personnel, the airplane was landed 2/3 down the 4,503-foot runway, bounced, traveled off the right side of the runway where the right main landing gear collided with a taxiway marker sign. The right main landing gear separated from the airplane and as a result, damaged the right horizontal stabilizer. ## Aircraft - Registration: N55218 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17275137 - Airframe hours: 6487 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Yellow Jacket Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 23, 1999, 177 hours before - Departed: FTY, ATLANTA, GA - Destination: 4A7 - Airport: 4A7, Clayton County-Tara Field, runway 6, 4,503 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 170 total, 50 in this make and model, 110 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 9 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: FFC, 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 19990823013379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990823013379A), Aug 23, 1999: Cessna 172P, Hampton, GA, Substantial damage. Acft lost control on landing, struck rwy lights, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the acft skidded to a stop. (-23) see narrative #MIA99LA235 From the NTSB's public API. 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