Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N73328

18 June 2005 · Rochester, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 June 2005 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73328 was involved in an accident near Rochester, Minnesota, 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Rochester International (RST)
Coordinates
43.9072, -92.4989
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N73328
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Rochester → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI05CA152

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot flared improperly and failed to recover from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a bounced landing on runway 20. The pilot reported that he had trimmed the airplane for a stable approach at 65 kts with 20 degrees of flaps and a left crab. He flared the airplane and reduced power for landing. He reported, "The aircraft bounced and then hit the runway in a nose low attitude." The reported winds were 130 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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