Cessna 172S N784SA

Summary

On 21 September 2002 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N784SA was involved in an accident near Boyne Falls, Michigan, 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.

Date

21 September 2002 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Boyne Falls, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Boyne Mountain Airport (BFA)

Coordinates

45.1598, -84.9104

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N784SA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holland → Boyne Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA291

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot reported he landed on the center of runway 35 (5,200 feet by 60 feet, asphalt) about 800 feet from the beginning of the runway. He reported, "I did not feel or hear any striking of the prop on the runway. I felt that I simply flared too high, floated, and landed hard. I bounced once, added a little power, and landed properly. It was not until later that it was discovered the propeller tip was bent and that the nose wheel probably was the first to hit the runway."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.