Cessna 172S N782SP

Summary

On 26 December 2002 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N782SP, operated by Airsports Aviation, was involved in an accident near Akron, Ohio, 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.

Date

26 December 2002 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Akron, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Akron-Canton Regional (CAK)

Coordinates

40.9161, -81.4422

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N782SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Airsports Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Akron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA032

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on runway 23, a 7,597 foot-long, 150 foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane touched down hard and began to bounce. The airplane bounced five or six times before the pilot performed a go-around. During the second landing attempt, the pilot experienced difficulty manipulating the airplane's controls. The airplane landed hard and veered off the left side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the outboard 6-inches of the propeller tips were curled aft and the upper part of the landing gear strut was pushed into and thru the firewall. Additionally, the movement of the airplane's control column, rudder pedals, aileron cables, and elevator trim was restricted due to impact damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems prior to the first landing attempt. A weather observation taken about the time of the accident reported that the winds were from 260 degrees at 12 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.