Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172 near Medina, OH — 2024-08-06

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Date
2024-08-06
Location
Medina, OH, USA
Airport
1G5
Aircraft
CESSNA 172
Registration
N6543E
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent noseover.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot and the flight instructor had completed several practice takeoffs and landings, after which the flight instructor disembarked and sent the student pilot for a solo flight in the airport traffic pattern. As the student pilot approached the runway for landing, the flight instructor stated that the airplane looked like it was “high and fast.” The airplane subsequently touched down near the midpoint of the runway and overran the departure end. The airplane nosed over during the runway excursion and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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