Cessna 172R N824KS

Summary

On 11 September 2012 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N824KS, operated by Kansas State University Salina, was involved in an accident near Salina, Kansas, 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

11 September 2012 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Salina, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Salina Municipal Airport (KSLN)

Coordinates

38.7906, -97.6522

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N824KS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kansas State University Salina

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salina → Salina

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA624

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's improper flare in gusty wind conditions, 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 flight instructor and student pilot were practicing takeoffs and landings. During the climb after a stop-and-go landing on the 4,300 foot long runway, the flight instructor reduced the engine power to idle to demonstrate a simulated engine-out landing to the student pilot. The flight instructor reported that the airplane made a rapid descent from about 200 feet above ground level, and then he flared too high; the airplane landed hard on the runway, substantially damaging the airplane’s firewall. The flight instructor stated that the wind at the time was from about 10 degrees left of the runway heading at 28 knots, gusting to 33 knots. The flight instructor reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.