Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172S near Knox, IN — 2014-06-25

Final reportCEN14CA322
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Date
2014-06-25
Location
Knox, IN, USA
Airport
OXI
Aircraft
CESSNA 172S
Registration
N1307C
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's use of excessive back pressure on the flight controls during an attempted go around that induced a stall and loss of control.

NTSB narrative

The instructor and student pilot reported the student pilot was practicing landings. During the first landing, after crossing the runway numbers, the airplane touched down and "ballooned" back up into the air. The airplane "bounced" on the runway a second time and the instructor pilot told the student to apply full power and perform a go around. The student applied full power and pulled back hard on the control yoke. The nose of the airplane pitched up, the airplane drifted to the left and stalled, subsequently impacting terrain off the left side of the runway. No mechanical malfunction/failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal airplane operation was reported.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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