Icp SAVANNAH S N5200S

Summary

On 29 July 2022 at about 18:02 local time, a Icp SAVANNAH S registered N5200S was involved in an accident near Evansville, Indiana, 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

29 July 2022 at 18:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)

Coordinates

38.0408, -87.5285

Aircraft

Icp SAVANNAH S

Registration

N5200S

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Champaign/Urbana → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA369

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting winds, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.

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 for landing in gusting winds and about 5 ft. above the ground, the airplane “dropped” and experienced a hard landing that collapsed the nose landing gear. The airplane slid along the runway for 5 to 10 ft. and came to a stop on the runway center line. 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. At the time of the accident, the airplane was landing on runway 36 with winds 360o at 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had initiated a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.