Cessna 172M N73614

Summary

On 8 October 2022 at about 23:10 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73614, operated by Cascade Aviation, was involved in an accident near Burlington, 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

8 October 2022 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Skagit Rgnl (BVS)

Coordinates

48.4705, -122.4217

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N73614

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Cascade Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA010

Nobody was injured.

The pilots improper landing flare and remedial action which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing approach the winds were shifting, but he was still confident a landing could be achieved. The airplane then touched down hard and bounced. He attempted to ease back pressure on the control yoke, but the nose began to lower. The nose wheel subsequently struck the ground with an accompanying loud noise. The forward fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and that the accident could have been avoided if he had applied full power and performed a go-around after the first touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.