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| Date: | Sunday 16 March 2025 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Skymates Inc |
| Registration: | N52243 |
| MSN: | 172S9145 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cherokee County Airport (JSO/KJSO), Jacksonville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX (KGPM) |
| Rusk, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the landing approach was stable, but during landing flare, he lost control of the airplane. The airplane pulled to the right and then to the left. The pilot attempted to regain airplane control but felt it was unsafe to continue with the landing, so he attempted a go-around at which time the airplane was near the left side of the runway. The pilot continued the go-around because the airplane was headed toward a tree line with too much power and momentum to attempt a landing. As the airplane approached the tree line, the pilot increased the airplane's pitch attitude to climb above the trees, but the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall. The airplane stalled and impacted terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The owner reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control and adequate airspeed during the go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN25LA128
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N52243
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N52243/history/20250316/1601Z/KGPM/KJSO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFAwulwWkw&ab_channel=BASPartSales-UsedAirplaneParts
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 2019 | N52243 | Skymates Inc. | 0 | Grand Prairie, TX | |
sub |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2025 21:23 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 17-Apr-2025 19:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Jul-2025 11:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 20-Aug-2025 08:00 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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