Nicholson 2000 N671T

Summary

On 27 July 2011 at about 00:36 local time, a Nicholson 2000 registered N671T, operated by Mary A Nicholson, was involved in an accident near Sedona, 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

27 July 2011 at 00:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Sedona, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Sedona Airport (SEZ)

Coordinates

34.8486, -111.7886

Aircraft

Nicholson 2000

Registration

N671T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mary A Nicholson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesa → Sedona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11LA364

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing 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

The pilot reported that the airplane landed just past the numbers, bounced once, then landed on the right main landing gear, which collapsed. The left main and nose landing gears subsequently collapsed, and the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway. According to a witness, the airplane approached the runway on short final at a high approach speed and with very little flare. The airplane made runway contact with first the right main landing gear, which collapsed, then the airplane yawed to the right, which resulted in the collapse of the left main and nose landing gear. A postaccident examination of the landing gear revealed no indication of a mechanical failure or malfunction. Skid marks found on the runway indicate that it is likely that the landing gear collapsed as a result of a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.