Cessna 172R N496AC
30 October 2003 · New Bern, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 October 2003 at about 19:35 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N496AC was involved in an accident near New Bern, North Carolina, 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 19:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Bern, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Craven County Airport (EWN)
- Coordinates
- 35.0686, -77.0347
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N496AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rocky Mount → New Bern
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL04LA031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the student pilot, the solo cross-country flight was uneventful to the destination airport. The student pilot stated she entered the traffic pattern for landing on runway 13. The student pilot also stated she began the "landing flare too high". The airplane collided with the runway, bounced, collided with the runway again in a nose down attitude, and began to porpoise down the runway. The student pilot did not report experiencing a mechanical problem with the airplane during the flight or approach to land. Examination of the airplane disclosed that the nose wheel assembly had collapsed and there was structural damage at the nose wheel attach point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150A | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2003 | William Allen MONI-1 | Timberlake, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2003 | Whitty MUSTANG II | Holly Ridge, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 2003 | Cessna 172 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2003 | Boeing PT-17 | Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 2003 | American General AG5B | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |