Cessna 172P N5495K
30 May 2014 · Bluffton, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2014 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N5495K, operated by Pegasus Aviation Group LLC, was involved in an accident near Bluffton, Ohio, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bluffton, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bluffton Airport (5G7)
- Coordinates
- 40.8904, -83.8795
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N5495K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pegasus Aviation Group LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bluffton → Bluffton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA274
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, 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 student pilot was attempting to land when a gust of wind lifted the right wing which caused the airplane to move to the left. The student pilot said that he did not properly flare while trying to realign the airplane on the runway and the airplane landed hard. This resulted in a blown tire along with damage to the propeller and firewall. The pilot reported no pre-mishap mechanical deficiencies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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