Cessna 172
Enid, OK — April 16, 2020
Event Information
| Date | April 16, 2020 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| NTSB Number | CEN20CA152 |
| Event ID | 20200420X14025 |
| Location | Enid, OK |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 36.36472, -97.66778 |
| Airport | Fairmont Field |
| Highest Injury | NONE |
Aircraft
| Make | Cessna |
| Model | 172 |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Aircraft Damage | SUBS |
Conditions
| Light Condition | DAYL |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 0 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 3 |
| Total Injured | 0 |
Probable Cause
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a power-off approach and go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and a runway excursion onto a field.
Full Narrative
According to the flight instructor, during a training flight, he instructed the student pilot to perform a simulated power-off approach to a private turf airstrip. The student pilot was briefed to execute a go-around upon reaching 100 ft above the airstrip surface. About 100 ft above the airstrip, with the airplane configured with full flaps and the airspeed about 60 kts, the student was instructed to go-around. However, the airplane continued to descend, and the airspeed decreased to about 45 kts. The instructor applied full power and raised the flaps, but the airplane "touched down firmly" about mid-field off the left side of the runway and subsequently veered further left into a wheat field. The instructor visually inspected the airplane from his right seat and decided to takeoff to the south, returning to the home airport. A postlanding inspection revealed the left wing had sustained substantial damage.
About the time of the accident, the local wind was from 180° at 28 kts and gusting to 35 kts.
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.