ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296830
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| Date: | Monday 5 August 2002 |
| Time: | 01:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8954V |
| MSN: | 17264310 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8077 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-329-E-2-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dahlonega, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cornelia-Habersham County Airport, GA (KAJR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he touched down on the left side of the runway and the airplane bounced. He lost directional control of the airplane and it went off the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch sustaining damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot stated he did not experience any deficiencies with the airplane before the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control resulting in the airplane going off the left side of the runway and colliding with a ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA151
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1985 | N8954V | Torp Arrow Service Inc. | 0 | Decatur, IN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 11:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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