Cessna 162 N6020Y

Summary

On 22 April 2018 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N6020Y was involved in an accident near York, Pennsylvania, 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

22 April 2018 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

York (THV)

Coordinates

39.9169, -76.8731

Aircraft

Cessna 162

Registration

N6020Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → York

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA231

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a nose landing gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, she flared the airplane too early and high. She attempted to correct with power, but the airplane landed hard and bounced multiple times before the nose landing gear collapsed. 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.