Cessna 172S N5026C

Summary

On 2 February 2012 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N5026C, operated by Noah Flying Inc, was involved in an accident near Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States. 3 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

2 February 2012 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Dillingham Airfield (PHDH)

Coordinates

21.5744, -158.1917

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N5026C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Noah Flying Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Honolulu → Mokuleia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA088

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare and 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

According to the pilot, as the airplane approached the runway, he realized that the airplane’s descent rate was higher than normal. The airplane touched down hard, bounced, and began to porpoise. The pilot attempted to abort the landing, but the airplane yawed left, its nose hit the ground, and it nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.