Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N75823

27 October 1992 · Ankeny, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 October 1992 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75823, operated by Todd Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ankeny, Iowa, 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.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Ankeny, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Todd Field (Y42)
Coordinates
41.7196, -93.6009
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N75823
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Todd Flying Service, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI93LA022

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FOR A BOUNCED LANDING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AT TOUCHDOWN ON THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT'S FOURTH PRACTICE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO A SECOND TOUCHDOWN, NOSE LOW AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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