Summary
On April 22, 2020, a Cessna 172 (N13005) was involved in an incident near Ft Worth, TX. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The student pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to initiate a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with runway lights and fences.
The student pilot and flight instructor prepared to land on runway 14 with partial flaps and a reported wind from 190° at 17 knots. When they turned onto final approach, the flight instructor noticed that the airplane was too high and not aligned with the runway. As the airplane approached the touchdown point, they encountered turbulence. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and executed a right wing-low partial slip. The airplane touched down halfway down the 3,740-ft runway with a high ground speed. The flight instructor applied brakes and they immediately locked, so he released the brakes and tried reapplying them. The airplane did not decelerate as expected.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN20CA154. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N13005.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The student pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to initiate a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with runway lights and fences.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
The student pilot and flight instructor prepared to land on runway 14 with partial flaps and a reported wind from 190° at 17 knots. When they turned onto final approach, the flight instructor noticed that the airplane was too high and not aligned with the runway. As the airplane approached the touchdown point, they encountered turbulence. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and executed a right wing-low partial slip. The airplane touched down halfway down the 3,740-ft runway with a high ground speed. The flight instructor applied brakes and they immediately locked, so he released the brakes and tried reapplying them. The airplane did not decelerate as expected. The airplane struck several airport lights, then traveled through two barbed wire fences; the right main landing gear separated, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the fuselage and horizontal stabilizer sustained substantial damage.
After the flight instructor and student pilot exited the airplane, they noticed the windsock indicated a strong quartering tailwind. The flight instructor said that the accident was caused by this undetected shift in wind direction, from a quartering headwind to a quartering tailwind. He also cited the incorrect decision to continue the approach and landing when the airplane was not stabilized on the approach.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN20CA154