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Cessna 172SP N66113

2 May 2005 · Clearwater, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 May 2005 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 172SP registered N66113 was involved in an accident near Clearwater, Florida, 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.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Clearwater, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Clearwater Air Park (CLW)
Coordinates
27.9728, -82.7553
Aircraft
Cessna 172SP
Registration
N66113
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Clearwater → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA05CA121

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was flying traffic patterns and was practicing landings to a full stop. His first landing was satisfactory, just landing beyond the runway numbers. The second traffic pattern was again satisfactory until he was on short final approach. His airspeed was too high, and the airplane touched down just passed the runway numbers and bounced "high". He misjudged the severity of the bounced landing and failed to apply engine power to correct the situation. The airplane immediately started to porpoise, and became "uncontrollable". The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunction to the airplane or any of it's systems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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