Cessna 172P N4599D

Summary

On 8 August 2004 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N4599D, operated by Century Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 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

8 August 2004 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

41.3383, -75.7233

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N4599D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Century Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monticello → Wilkes-Barre

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA189

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare and improper recover from a bounced landing. Factors in this accident were the crosswind condition and the partial failure of the airplane's transceiver, as reported by the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot contacted air traffic control (ATC), and was instructed to enter a right downwind for runway 4, a 7,501-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. Shortly thereafter, the airplane's radio's stopped working. The student pilot attempted to troubleshoot the problem, and was able to receive, but not transmit over the radio. He elected to land on runway 4, however, he overheard ATC clear another airplane to land, that was on a 5 mile final approach. The student pilot stated that he was "nervous" about the other airplane, turned a very early base leg, and approached "high and fast." The airplane contacted the runway hard, and began to bounce. It then departed the right side of the runway. Examination of the airplane, which included a radio check, did not reveal any discrepancies. A weather observation taken at the airport, about the time of the accident, included winds from 340 degrees at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.