Lumpkin County-Wimpys Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Dahlonega, Georgia 30533
Monday, August 5, 2002 2:55 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

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.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/5/2002
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 255
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Dahlonega
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 30533
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 343450N
Event Location Longitude 0840124W
Event Location Airport Lumpkin County-Wimpys
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 9AO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 1311
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 253 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 150
Weather Observation Facility ID GVL
Elevation of weather observation facility 1275
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 17
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Night/Bright
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 16
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.16
Density Altitude (feet) 2466
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 12724
NTSB Notification Source FAA Communications Center
NTSB Notification Date Aug 5 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 430
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 1 2003 4:20PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Atlanta FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8954V
NTSB Number ATL02LA151
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172M
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17264310
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 20 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 13
Airframe Hours 8077
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Blue Ridge Mountain Flyers Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO Box 1193
Aircraft Owner City Dahlonega
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30533
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Paul A. Bennett
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 220 South Park Street
Operator City Dahlonega
Operator State GA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 30533
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code AJR
Departure City Cornelia
Departure State GA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 245
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Dec 3 2002 10:53AM
User who most recently changed record CHRS
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 15
Runway Length 3035
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --