Cessna 172P N83PD

Summary

On 1 December 2011 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N83PD, operated by Marine Flyer LLC, was involved in an accident near Schenectady, New York, 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

1 December 2011 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Schenectady, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Schenectady County Airport (SCH)

Coordinates

42.8525, -73.9289

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N83PD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marine Flyer LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Schenectady → Schenectady

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA098

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a brief local flight, the pilot returned to the departure airport. During the landing, the airplane touched down on the runway and bounced. The pilot again attempted to land the airplane; however, the airplane’s nose dropped, and the nose landing gear and propeller struck the runway, resulting in a second bounce. The airplane struck the runway again before the pilot regained control of it and taxied it to the hangar. A postaccident examination revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.