Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N51920

21 February 1995 · Redlands, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 February 1995 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N51920, operated by Redlands Aviation Corporation, was involved in an accident near Redlands, 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.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Redlands, California, United States
Nearest airport
Redlands Municipal (L12)
Coordinates
34.0000, -117.1198
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N51920
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Redlands Aviation Corporation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Luis Obispo → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX95LA133

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's use of an excessive approach speed and glidepath angle and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 26 AND SAID IT WAS HIGH AND FAST. ABOUT MIDFIELD, THE PILOT DOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR, ENTERED A PORPOISE, AND EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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