Cessna 172 N363CK

Summary

On 9 June 2018 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N363CK, operated by Aviator Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Texas, 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

9 June 2018 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsboro, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hillsboro Muni (INJ)

Coordinates

32.0861, -97.1008

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N363CK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Aviator Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Prairie → Hillsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA340

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent porpoise.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a touch-and-go, he came in too fast, and the airplane landed hard and bounced. He added that he should have gone around but chose to "ride it out." Subsequently, the airplane porpoised, the nosewheel collapsed, and the airplane came to rest nose down on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system at the accident airport reported that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 180° at 8 knots and that, about 15 minutes after the accident, the wind was 170° at 8 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot landed on runway 16.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.