NTSB Factual Report

On May 28, 2003, at 1755 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N6512K, registered to and operated by the FAA Employee Flying Club, collided with the runway during a landing at Dresden Airport, Newnan, Georgia. The instructional flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight departed Dresden Airport, Newnan, Georgia, on May 28, 2003, at 1700.

According to the student pilot, during the second touch and go landing on runway 32, the airplane bounced. As the student attempted to adjust the flare for the second touchdown, he encounter a wind gust from 090 degree. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway into the grass. The student pilot further stated that the airplane rolled about 100 feet crossing a taxiway, striking a sign before the right main landing gear buckled and the airplane came to a stop after rotating 90 degrees.

Examination of the airplane revealed the right main gear was bent aft, and the right horizontal stabilizer was curled upwards. No mechanical or flight control problems were reported by the student pilot prior to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll that resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear.