Cessna 172M N80985

Summary

On 27 June 2012 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N80985, operated by Myburgh BEN, was involved in an accident near Smyrna, Tennessee, 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

27 June 2012 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Smyrna, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Smyrna Airport (MQY)

Coordinates

35.9759, -86.5145

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N80985

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Myburgh BEN

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murfreesboro → Smyrna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA420

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, 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

According to the pilot, during the landing flare, the airplane bounced on the runway several times. The last time that the airplane bounced, the nosewheel landing gear impacted the runway, the front tire ruptured, and the propeller struck the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.