Cessna 172F N8432U
14 August 2014 · Oxford, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 2014 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N8432U, operated by Empire Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Oxford, North Carolina, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oxford, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Henderson-Oxford (HNZ)
- Coordinates
- 36.3617, -78.5292
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172F
- Registration
- N8432U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1964
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Empire Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oxford → Oxford
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA398
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after takeoff, his passengers were uncomfortable in the "bumpy" conditions, so he returned to the departure airport for landing. He said that due to his passenger load and the crosswind conditions, the owner of the airplane advised over the radio that the pilot should perform the landing with flaps set at 10 degrees. The pilot stated that the airplane "ballooned" on the first touchdown, and that the second touchdown was "harder than normal." A witness stated that there was a direct crosswind, and the airplane touched down with then nose pointed 30 degrees right of centerline. The airplane "porpoised" and landed on the nosewheel first a number of times in succession. Inspection of the airplane after taxi and parking revealed cracking and buckling of the wings, fuselage, and engine firewall. The pilot reported, and inspection by FAA inspectors revealed, no mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2014 | Cessna 172S | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Rexair Sales & Leasing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2014 | Cessna 172P | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2014 | Cessna 172 | Selkirk, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Apr 2014 | Cessna 172I | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity, BLDG 4828 | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2014 | Cessna 172M | Everglades City, Florida, United States | Pilot Training Center LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Cessna 172N | Premana Lecco, Italy | Aero Club Como | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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