Cessna 172N N222UN

Summary

On 29 July 2007 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N222UN, operated by Oakland Flight Service, was involved in an accident near New Hudson, 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

29 July 2007 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

New Hudson, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

New Hudson (Y47)

Coordinates

42.5031, -83.6236

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N222UN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Oakland Flight Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Howell → New Hudson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA245

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. An additional cause was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident include the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the bushes.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane made a bounced landing on runway 7. The student pilot stated that while on approach the airplane was "a bit high and fast." The student pilot reduced engine power and "felt" that it was "still ok to land." She reported that the airplane touched down and bounced hard twice. The airplane was now past midfield and the student pilot was not confident that the airplane could clear the trees at the end of the runway. Concerned that the next hard bounce could damage the gear and the airplane, the pilot steered the airplane off the runway onto the grass, attempted to maintain control as long as possible, and impacted bushes. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.