Cessna 172N N739RF

Summary

On 30 July 1994 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739RF, operated by Marty Keane, was involved in an accident near Cameron Park, California, 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 1994 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cameron Park, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cameron Airpark (O61)

Coordinates

38.6106, -120.9708

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N739RF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Marty Keane

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX94LA305

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper use of the elevator control during the landing flare.

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

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The pilot stated that he came in high over the runway numbers with full flaps and maintained his descent attitude until he began to flare and reduce his airspeed. He stated that he inexplicably pushed forward on the control wheel to get the aircraft on the ground. On initial touchdown, the aircraft bounced back into the air. The pilot again attempted to flare and bounced once again about 10 or 15 feet in the air. On the third attempted landing, the aircraft remained on the runway after touchdown. The pilot reported that after turning off the runway onto the taxiway, the aircraft became difficult to taxi. He said he attributed the difficulty to the fact that his destination on the airport required him to taxi uphill. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that the nosewheel tire was blown, the nose wheel strut was broken at the top attachment point, and the engine firewall was buckled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.