Cessna 172M N64427

Summary

On 1 July 2010 at about 02:08 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N64427, operated by AvCenter Inc., was involved in an accident near Twin Falls, Idaho, 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

1 July 2010 at 02:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Magic Valley (KTWF)

Coordinates

42.4819, -114.4878

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N64427

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

AvCenter Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Twin Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA323

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that on landing he touched down on the main landing gear but with the nose low. The airplane ballooned slightly, and the pilot applied power to ease the descent. The main landing gear touched down a second time and the pilot held "as much back pressure" as he could on the yoke. When the nose gear touched the ground the pilot heard a "grinding" noise and the airplane "began to buck," then veered to the left but stayed on the runway. The propeller then struck the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. When the pilot climbed out of the airplane, he observed that the nose gear tire was flat and the oleo strut was empty of fluid. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.