Cessna 172N N8293E

Summary

On 16 September 2012 at about 05:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N8293E, operated by Luna Thomas R, was involved in an accident near Eloy, Arizona, 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

16 September 2012 at 05:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Eloy, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Eloy Municipal Airport (E60)

Coordinates

32.8067, -111.5867

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N8293E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Luna Thomas R

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Casa Grande → Eloy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR12CA425

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare, and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he had difficulty activating the pilot-controlled lighting at the airport, which resulted in the airplane entering the base leg of the traffic pattern higher and closer to the runway than normal. The airplane was high and fast on final and landed at the midfield point. The pilot landed the airplane hard on the nose wheel and porpoised at least twice while attempting to complete the landing. Postaccident examination revealed damage to the airplane's firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.