Cessna 172N N7610F

Summary

On 10 May 2013 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N7610F, operated by Flightline Inc, was involved in an accident near Newcastle, Wyoming, 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

10 May 2013 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Newcastle, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Mondell Field Airport (KECS)

Coordinates

43.8847, -104.3174

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N7610F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flightline Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gillette → Newcastle

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA225

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.

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

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The student pilot stated that while on final approach for landing, about 20 feet above ground level and about 15 feet from the approach end of the runway, the airplane began to sink and that it touched down hard off the runway surface. The nose wheel dug into the terrain, and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.