| Crash location | 43.457500°N, 96.801944°W |
| Nearest city | Tea, SD
43.446367°N, 96.835885°W 1.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N692SP |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 24 Dec 2002 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172S |
| Additional details: | None |
On December 24, 2002, at 1500 central standard time, a Cessna 172S, N692SP, operated by Great Planes Aviation (dba Yankee Fourteen Aviation Inc.) as a rental/instructional airplane, received substantial damage during a hard landing at Marv Skie-Lincoln County Airport (Y14), Tea, South Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 student solo flight was not operating on a flight plan. The student pilot was uninjured. The local flight originated from Y14 at 1450.
The student pilot stated that he was on final approach at the uncontrolled airport for his second touch and go landing when he saw another airplane taxi up and hold short of the landing runway. The student pilot radioed his intentions but did not hear a response. He was not sure that the other airplane had a radio since there was no response to his intentions. He was distracted by the other airplane and got too slow. He then heard the stall warning horn and stalled onto the runway.
The student pilot had a total flight time of 27.3 hours, of which 5.1 hours was solo flight time.
The student pilot's improper flare. The pilot's lack of experience and diverted attention were factors.