Cessna 172P N54036
7 May 2012 · Spokane, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 May 2012 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N54036, operated by Spokane Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Spokane, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spokane, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spokane International Arpt (GEG)
- Coordinates
- 47.6189, -117.5353
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N54036
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spokane Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spokane → Spokane
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR12CA204
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student 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
The student pilot said that his approach to landing appeared to be normal, but when the airplane touched down it bounced up into the air. He said that within a second or two it slammed back onto the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that its firewall was wrinkled and that the nosewheel strut and support structure were bent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172N | Acreúna Municipality, Brazil | - | Fatal | 4 |
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| 19 Apr 2012 | Cessna 172R | Richmond, Kentucky, United States | Eastern Kentucky University | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2012 | Cessna 172N | Flat Rock, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2012 | Cessna 172 | Ostermaima, Sweden | Arbra Flygklubb Hovsatter | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172S | Land O'Lakes, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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