Cessna E162 N5216N
15 November 2014 · Santa Rosa, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 November 2014 at about 21:05 local time, a Cessna E162 registered N5216N, operated by North Coast Air, was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, California, 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 21:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonoma County (STS)
- Coordinates
- 38.5125, -122.8144
- Aircraft
- Cessna E162
- Registration
- N5216N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- North Coast Air
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Rosa → Santa Rosa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR15CA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During an initial solo flight, the student pilot was conducting a series of three takeoff and landings. During the second landing, the airplane landed hard, bounced, and landed on the nose wheel landing gear, which resulted in the nose gear collapsing. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose wheel landing gear was compressed upward and aft into the firewall and fuselage structure. The student pilot reported that at the time of the accident, no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures existed that would of precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna E162 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2014 | Cessna E162 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | Rainier Flight Service LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2014 | Cessna E162 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Cessna Employees Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2013 | Cessna E162 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2016 | Cessna E162 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Air Associates Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Cessna E162 | Burlington, Washington, United States | Rainier Flight Service Llc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2018 | Cessna E162 | Franklin, North Carolina, United States | Lanier Flight Center | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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