Cessna 172-R N1590W

Summary

On 19 May 2014 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172-R registered N1590W, operated by Westwind Aviation Incorporated, was involved in an accident near Buckeye, Arizona, 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

19 May 2014 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Buckeye, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Buckeye Municipal (BXK)

Coordinates

33.3805, -112.5499

Aircraft

Cessna 172-R

Registration

N1590W

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Westwind Aviation Incorporated

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Buckeye

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA274

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, 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 pilot reported that at the last moment before touchdown a sudden gust of wind abruptly pushed the airplane to the left side of the runway. Able to maintain control with rudder input, after landing the pilot exited the runway, and parked the airplane. The pilot conducted a visual examination of the airplane and detected no anomalies. He then departed to practice maneuvers before returning to the home base airport. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that both propeller blade tips were damaged, the fuselage skin was wrinkled, and the firewall had sustained substantial damage as a result of a hard landing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.