Cessna 337G N53705

Summary

On 9 June 2022 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 337G registered N53705, operated by Southern Air Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were 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

9 June 2022 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Arkavalley (12A)

Coordinates

35.1775, -92.3351

Aircraft

Cessna 337G

Registration

N53705

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

2

Operator

Southern Air Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chillicothe → Greenbrier

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA246

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and the nose landing 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 landing, the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and then bounced. On the second bounce, the nose landing gear collapsed, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane departed the runway and came to a stop in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.