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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 Aug 2005 | Grumman G-164 | Georgetown, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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