Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI03LA075

Tea, SD, USA

Aircraft #1

N692SP

Cessna 172S

Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The airplane was piloted by a student solo pilot performing a touch and go landing. The pilot stated that he became distracted by an airplane holding short of the landing runway because there was no response to his radio transmissions conveying his intentions to land. The stall warning horn then sounded and the airplane stalled onto the runway. The student pilot had a total flight time of 27.3 hours, of which 5.1 hours was solo flight time.

Factual Information

On December 24, 2002, at 1500 central standard time, a Cessna 172S, N692SP, operated by Great Planes Aviation (dba Yankee Fourteen Aviation Inc.) as a rental/instructional airplane, received substantial damage during a hard landing at Marv Skie-Lincoln County Airport (Y14), Tea, South Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 student solo flight was not operating on a flight plan. The student pilot was uninjured. The local flight originated from Y14 at 1450. The student pilot stated that he was on final approach at the uncontrolled airport for his second touch and go landing when he saw another airplane taxi up and hold short of the landing runway. The student pilot radioed his intentions but did not hear a response. He was not sure that the other airplane had a radio since there was no response to his intentions. He was distracted by the other airplane and got too slow. He then heard the stall warning horn and stalled onto the runway. The student pilot had a total flight time of 27.3 hours, of which 5.1 hours was solo flight time.

Probable Cause and Findings

The student pilot's improper flare. The pilot's lack of experience and diverted attention were factors.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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