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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1993 |
| Time: | 12:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Gause Aviation Services Inc., |
| Registration: | N8226L |
| MSN: | 17256426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3636 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300/D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmetto, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (8A9) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE LANDINGS, AND HAD COMPLETED TWO LANDINGS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT MID FIELD AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCE, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND ROLLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 INTO A RAVINE. THE PILOT COMPLETED A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND HAD TWO HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 172. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA053
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2003 | N8226L | Private | 0 | Red Wing, Minnesota | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 07:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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