Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172N near Wabash, IN — 2010-10-01

Final reportCEN11CA004
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Date
2010-10-01
Location
Wabash, IN, USA
Airport
IWH
Aircraft
CESSNA 172N
Registration
N2140E
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during the landing and certificated flight instructor's failure to execute a go-around.

NTSB narrative

The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and student had been practicing touch-and-go landings and were planning a full-stop landing. The airplane touched down on the grass airstrip slightly faster than normal and approximately 100 feet beyond the approach end of the runway. The CFI took authority of the airplane's controls and applied brakes. As the airplane approached the end of the runway, the CFI applied left rudder to avoid a ditch in front of the airplane. Subsequently, the right main landing gear went into the ditch and the airplane flipped over. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the vertical stabilizer and rudder were bent. The CFI reported that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. He further stated that they should have landed on the adjacent asphalt runway or performed a go-around after overshooting the final approach leg during the landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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