Cessna 172 N79523

Summary

On 20 June 2021 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N79523 was involved in an accident near Moose Creek Ranger Station, Idaho, 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

20 June 2021 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moose Creek Ranger Station, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Moose Creek /Usfs/ (1U1)

Coordinates

46.1208, -114.9273

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N79523

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pullman → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA241

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced hard landing and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while in the pattern for landing, he turned a short base leg, followed by a short final approach leg. A “rapid roundout” was initiated at touchdown which resulted in the airplane bouncing. During the last bounce, the nose gear sheared off and the airplane subsequently nosed over coming to rest inverted. The right wing and wing lift strut were substantially damaged. 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.