Cessna 172M N13013

Summary

On 1 August 2010 at about 02:35 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N13013, operated by River City Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Newton, Kansas, United States. 3 people were 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

1 August 2010 at 02:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Newton, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Newton City (EWK)

Coordinates

37.6500, -97.4244

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N13013

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

River City Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Newton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN11CA018

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following a 25 nautical mile cross-country night flight, the private pilot performed a full stop landing. The pilot then departed and stayed in the airport traffic pattern for a second landing. During touchdown, the airplane impacted the runway hard and bounced back into the air before settling back on the runway. One of the two passengers reported hurting her back during the hard landing so the pilot taxied to and shut down the airplane at the airport’s fixed base of operations. After examining the airplane for damage and finding none, the pilot elected to depart with his passengers and successfully flew back to their originating airport. Approximately three months later during the airplane’s annual inspection, the engine firewall was found to be damaged. The pilot later reported that there were no malfunctions or defects with the airplane’s flight controls that contributed to the hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.