Pilot Debrief

CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO E162 near Lee's Summit, MO — 2016-04-12

Final reportGAA16CA192
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Date
2016-04-12
Location
Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Airport
LXT
Aircraft
CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO E162
Registration
N7027F
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a taxiway sign.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the student pilot flared high and the airplane bounced on touchdown. Subsequently, the airplane veered to the right during the landing roll and the flight instructor took the flight controls and added power to abort the landing, but the airplane continued off the runway to the right. The right elevator struck a taxiway sign during the runway excursion, which resulted in substantial damage to the elevator. The flight instructor did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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