Cessna 172S N66083

Summary

On 13 May 2010 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N66083, operated by David Duane Ayres, was involved in an accident near Corvallis, Oregon, 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.

Date

13 May 2010 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO)

Coordinates

44.4969, -123.2894

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N66083

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David Duane Ayres

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corvallis → Corvallis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA238

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper use of the flight and engine controls, resulting in a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot receiving instruction reported that during the proficiency training flight, he was seated in the right front seat position while the flight instructor was in the left seat. Following a normal approach for landing, he felt the airplane begin to sink about three to five feet above the runway and attempted to compensate with flight control inputs. The pilot stated that the "automatic (almost subconscious) reaction was to push in the throttle with his right hand and pull back on the yoke with his left hand slightly," which, due to his right seated position, resulted in his right hand pushing the nose down and his left hand pulling back on the throttle thus reducing power. Subsequently, the airplane struck the ground and bounced back into the air. The pilot initiated a go-around followed by the flight instructor taking control of the airplane and landing uneventfully. Post accident examination of the airplane by the pilot and an airframe and power plant mechanic revealed that the engine firewall was structurally damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.