Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL88LA062

COLUMBUS, OH, USA

Aircraft #1

N52701

CESSNA 172P

Analysis

AT 1343 EST, THE STUDENT PLT CONTACTED APCH CTL & ASKED FOR LNDG INFO. HE WAS ADZD TO CONTINUE VFR FOR RWY 31. WHEN HE CONTACTED THE TOWER AT 1347, THE WIND WAS FM 200 DEG AT 13 KTS. TOWER PSNL GAVE HIM THE CHOICE OF RWY 31 OR 28L; HE ELECTED TO LND ON RWY 31. BY THE TIME HE WAS LNDG AT 1352, THE WIND HAD SHIFTED TO THE SSE AT 5 TO 15 KTS. RPRTDLY, THE ACFT WAS HIGH & FAST ON FINAL APCH & IT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY. THE STUDENT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LNDG RATHER THAN GO AROUND. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. AFTER THE ACFT WENT OFF THE DEP END, IT ENCTRD SOFT TERRAIN & GRASS & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE 1350 EST WIND WAS FM 190 DEG AT 5 KTS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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