Cessna 172 N733FR

Summary

On 22 February 2009 at about 21:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N733FR was involved in an accident near Manhattan, Kansas, United States. 2 people were 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

22 February 2009 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Manhattan Regional Airport (KMHK)

Coordinates

39.1378, -96.6692

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N733FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manhattan → Manhattan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA229

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he flared too high and the airplane bounced during a hard landing. After one bounce of approximately five to eight feet, the airplane landed nose gear first and the nose gear collapsed. There was substantial damage to the forward firewall, but no injuries to the pilot and the passenger. The pilot, who had 51 total hours of flight time, had four hours of experience in this type airplane, including one hour of instruction given four months previously.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.