Cessna E162 N30265

Summary

On 8 September 2013 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna E162 registered N30265, operated by Hillsboro Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Eugene, Oregon, 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

8 September 2013 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Mahlon Sweet Field (EUG)

Coordinates

44.1244, -123.2119

Aircraft

Cessna E162

Registration

N30265

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Hillsboro Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roseburg → Eugene

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR13CA421

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare that resulted in a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while on final, the approach was stable, and that on short final he leveled the airplane and flared for landing. The airplane touched down, bounced back into the air, and when it touched down again, it impacted the runway in a nose down attitude. The airplane sustained 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.