Cessna 172N N5423J

Summary

On 8 March 2014 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5423J, operated by Krist Ayre LLC, was involved in an accident near Charlottesville, Virginia, 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

8 March 2014 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Charlottesville-Albemarle (CHO)

Coordinates

38.1397, -78.4522

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5423J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Krist Ayre LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charlottesville → Charlottesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA160

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and substantial damage to the firewall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he established a "crab angle to track" the centerline of the runway and maintained about 70 knots on the final leg of the traffic pattern. He pulled the throttle to idle, began to flare the airplane, and the airplane touched down on the main wheels first. It became airborne again, touched down on the runway, and "bounced" a third time. Then, during the landing roll, the pilot was instructed by the air traffic controller to taxi to the ramp area. As the pilot attempted to maneuver the airplane, he realized that the nose landing gear was "rough" to handle. He notified air traffic control that he was having trouble with the landing gear, and the airplane was towed off the runway. During the accident sequence, the airplane incurred substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind reported at the airport around the time of the accident was calm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.