Brookville Air-Park Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Brookville, Ohio 45309
Sunday, July 18, 2004 18:58 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

While practicing landings with a CFI, the student pilot touched down fast and bounced on the runway. The CFI instructed the student pilot to go-around, and during the takeoff climb, they approached a tree off the departure end of the runway. The CFI then stated, "I got it," and took the controls from the student pilot. She attempted to turn back toward the runway, and at the same time, the student pilot pulled back on the controls. The airplane pitched up, entering a one-quarter spin, before it contacted the ground in a left wing low attitude. The CFI had accumulated 442 hours of total flight experience, 40 of which were as a flight instructor. The student pilot had accumulated approximately 14 hours of total flight experience over a period of 17 years. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no pre-impact mechanical deficiencies.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's control interference while the flight instructor was maneuvering to avoid a tree, which resulted in a failure to maintain airspeed and a stall/mush.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/18/2004
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1858
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Brookville
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45309
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 395106N
Event Location Longitude 0842506W
Event Location Airport Brookville Air-Park
Event Location Nearest Airport ID I62
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1037
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1854 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID DAY
Elevation of weather observation facility 101
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3700
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
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) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 20
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.88
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 3
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 18332
NTSB Notification Source GLRCC
NTSB Notification Date Jul 18 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2015
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Sep 13 2005 12:54PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Cincinnati FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9731V
NTSB Number NYC04FA171
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 Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172M
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17264495
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jun 1 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 36
Airframe Hours 3011
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Ralph Schechter
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Miamisburg
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45342
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Moraine Airpark
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Dayton
Operator State OH
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code --
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code I73
Departure City Moraine
Departure State OH
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1745
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code I62
Destination City Brookville
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - aborted
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jun 17 2005 12:19PM
User who most recently changed record MUZD
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 09
Runway Length 2500
Runway Width 30
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --