Cessna 172 N65773
3 December 2018 · Monroe, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 2018 at about 23:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N65773, operated by Aerowood Aviation, was involved in an accident near Monroe, 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 23:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monroe, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlotte-Monroe Executive (EQY)
- Coordinates
- 35.0175, -80.6219
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N65773
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1982
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aerowood Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monroe → Monroe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA087
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, bounced landing and nose landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot reported that, upon touchdown, he maintained aft pressure on the control yoke to keep the nose landing gear (NLG) off the runway, but the airplane bounced. The main landing gear touched down again hard, followed by the NLG, which then collapsed, and the left wing impacted the grass adjacent the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2018 | Cessna 177RG | Albermarle, North Carolina, United States | Cardinal Air | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2018 | Cessna 172 | Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2018 | Piper PA32R | Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Aug 2018 | Avid MK-4 | Harnett, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2018 | McDonnell Douglas MD88 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2018 | Cessna 150 | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |