Cessna 162 N60524

Summary

On 30 July 2021 at about 18:31 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N60524 was involved in an accident near Morton, Washington, 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

30 July 2021 at 18:31

Classification

Accident

Location

Morton, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Strom Field Airport (39P)

Coordinates

46.5504, -122.2666

Aircraft

Cessna 162

Registration

N60524

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

Renton → Morton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA309

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nosewheel collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on final approach to the runway, he noticed that the airplane was high, and performed a forward slip to lose altitude. The pilot recovered from the slip about 75 to 100 ft above ground level and when the airplane landed without the stall horn sounding, the nosewheel collapsed and the propeller impacted the runway surface. The pilot pulled back on the control stick and the airplane became airborne 4 to 5 ft. The stall horn sounded, and the airplane touched down again coming to rest to the right of runway centerline. The fuselage and engine mount were substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.