Cessna R172K N1055V

Summary

On 1 July 2009 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna R172K registered N1055V, operated by Spitfire Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, United States. 3 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

1 July 2009 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Page, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Page Municipal (PGA)

Coordinates

36.9261, -111.4483

Aircraft

Cessna R172K

Registration

N1055V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Spitfire Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingman → Page

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA480

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate 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 reported that during a landing, the airplane touched down hard and bounced about 10 feet into the air. During the second bounce, the airplane flew in a nose-high pitch attitude until the airspeed bled off, then the airplane touched down hard a third time. The pilot taxied to the ramp and requested that a local mechanic inspect the airplane for obvious evidence of external damage. The mechanic accomplished an external inspection without looking inside the airplane or removing the engine's cowling and reported no obvious external damage. The pilot continued her cross-country flight and, a few days later, concluded the flight and returned the airplane to the fixed base operator. Several days after that, it was determined that the firewall had been substantially damaged, consistent with a hard landing accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.