Cessna 172K N7349G

Summary

On 7 July 2006 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N7349G was involved in an accident near Sullivan, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 July 2006 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sullivan, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

39.6372, -88.6358

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N7349G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mattoon/Charles → Sullivan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA185

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's misjudged flare and his improper recovery from the bounced landing which led to a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with crops and the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged during landing. The pilot reported that on final approach to the runway, he realized that he was high and lowered the flaps from 10 degrees to 20 degrees. He stated that as he flared the airplane, it hit hard and then bounced back into the air. He reported that the airplane then came back down on the nose wheel and then back onto the main landing gear. He stated that the airplane skidded sideways off of the runway and into the corn crop. He reported that the right wing struck the ground during the event stopping the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.