Cessna 172 N8507B
30 November 2000 · Mobile, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 November 2000 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8507B was involved in an accident near Mobile, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skywest Airpark (S26)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8507B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairhope → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL01LA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overload failure of the nose gear assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during landing on the grass strip, the airplane bounced, power was added and shortly after, the nose gear collapsed. Examination of the nose gear attach points found the gear had separated in overload.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172H | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2000 | Cessna 172M | Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States | Kentucky Airmotive | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2000 | Cessna 172N | Palm Springs, California, United States | Bermuda Dunes Air Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Cessna 172R | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Sunbird Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2000 | Cessna 172P | Inverness, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2000 | Bell 47G-3B-2 | Pine Hill, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Fayette, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2000 | Cessna 172H | Foley, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2000 | Siai-Marchetti F260B | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2000 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Continental Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2000 | University of Alabama MINI-500 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |