Cessna 172R N458CM

Summary

On 5 August 2004 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N458CM, operated by Central Missouri State University, was involved in an accident near Olathe, Kansas, 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

5 August 2004 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Olathe, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

New Century (IXD)

Coordinates

38.8308, -94.8903

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N458CM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Central Missouri State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Olathe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04CA241

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot flared too high and failed to recover from a bounced 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 student pilot reported that the flight was his third cross-country solo flight. He reported that he flared too high and the aircraft touched down hard and ballooned several times. The airplane veered to the left of the runway and the left main landing gear and nose gear went off the side of the runway. The post-flight inspection of the airplane revealed a propeller tip was bent. A subsequent inspection revealed the engine firewall was buckled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.