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Cessna 172S N849SP

19 August 2004 · Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 August 2004 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N849SP was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, New Mexico, 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 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM)
Coordinates
32.4005, -104.2309
Aircraft
Cessna 172S
Registration
N849SP
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hobbs → Roswell
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN04LA127

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student pilot's inadequate flare resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the tailwind conditions.

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 airplane landed hard on runway 14 and bounced. During the second touch down, the airplane's propeller struck the runway. The student pilot taxied the airplane clear of the runway and shut down the engine. An examination of the airplane revealed that the nose landing gear was displaced aft and the airplane's firewall was buckled. At 1053 and 1153, the reported wind conditions at CNM were, 320 degrees at 11 knots, and 350 degrees at 9 knots, respectively.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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