Cessna 175 N9402B

Summary

On 23 July 2011 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 175 registered N9402B, operated by Waller William C, was involved in an accident near Greer, Arizona, 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

23 July 2011 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Greer, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.9978, -109.4317

Aircraft

Cessna 175

Registration

N9402B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Waller William C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Show Low → Greer

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA357

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a nose gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he planned to make a touch-and-go landing on a forest service road. He reported that the airplane touched down on the dirt road and bounced twice. After a second bounce, he applied power in an attempt to take off, but the airplane’s nose gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and forward fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.