Cessna 172S N924LP

Summary

On 9 May 2007 at about 19:55 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N924LP, operated by Montgomery County Aviation, was involved in an accident near Asheville, North Carolina, 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

9 May 2007 at 19:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Asheville Regional (AVL)

Coordinates

35.4350, -82.5383

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N924LP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Montgomery County Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lynchburg → Asheville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA116

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the visual illusion experienced by the pilot from landing on a long, wide runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, since the Cessna 172 was "high," he adjusted the flight controls for a "rapid" descent, and intercepted the visual glideslope on short final. At that point, the flaps were fully deployed, and the throttle at idle. Once over the runway, the pilot flared too "high," the airplane landed hard, and bounced about four times with each bounce becoming more "violent." On the last bounce, the airplane touched down nosewheel first, and the propeller struck the runway. The pilot added that there were no problems with the airplane, and that the runway was twice as long, and twice as wide as his home runway, causing him to initiate the landing flare too high.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.