Cessna 172 N7006A
2 August 2001 · Mobile, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 2001 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7006A was involved in an accident near Mobile, Alabama, United States. 2 people were 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mobile Downtown Airport (KMOB)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7006A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mobile → Mobile
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL01LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the pilot induced porpoise.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On the second approach to land, the pilot elected to perform a touch-and-go landing with flaps retracted. As the pilot flared for the touchdown the airplane began to porpoise. When the airplane touched down, the pilot reported hearing a thud. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or a component failure. The airplane sustained structural damage to the nose gear assembly and engine firewall. The pilot reported that the landing winds were 180 degrees at 7 to 15 knots. runway 14.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2001 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 2001 | Cessna 172RG | Washington, Oklahoma, United States | Airman Flight School Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 172 | Newfane, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Cessna 172N | Pasco, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Bell 47G | Berry, Alabama, United States | Mt. Hebron Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2001 | Cessna 210K | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2001 | Robert N Gilmore RANS S-10 | Oneonta, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2001 | Boeing STEARMAN PT-17 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Cessna 182B | Headland, Alabama, United States | James M. Crawford | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2001 | Enstrom 280FX | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |