Cessna 172S N860SA

Summary

On 21 May 2005 at about 15:35 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N860SA was involved in an accident near Port Huron, Michigan, 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

21 May 2005 at 15:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Huron, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.9108, -82.5289

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N860SA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bad Axe → Port Huron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA124

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not performing a go-around and misjudging the flare leading to a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on a runway 28. The pilot stated, "Upon turning base leg I determined that I was high and reduced power to idle. I maintained an airspeed of 65 [knots] and judged that I would touch down at the runway midpoint. At the midpoint I had not touched down and was still 30 to 50 [feet] above the runway. Instead of going around I attempted to land. In the process I rotated [too] soon and [too] much. This resulted in landing at a higher speed. I landed hard and bounced up. I maintained direction accurately and stopped the aircraft within the confines of the runway." Recorded wind at the airport was 310 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.