Cessna 172K N46643

Summary

On 6 April 2011 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N46643, operated by Porcupine Islands Flyers, was involved in an accident near Bar Harbor, Maine, 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

6 April 2011 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bar Harbor, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Hancock County - Bar Harbor (BHB)

Coordinates

44.4403, -68.3558

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N46643

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Porcupine Islands Flyers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eastport → Bar Harbor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA333

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate landing flare while landing with a gusting wind, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was for his biennial flight review. During the approach to landing he used 20 degrees of flaps and side-slipped the airplane. However, while beginning the landing flare the airplane encountered a gust of wind and impacted the runway with all three landing gear. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to the hangar, where he inspected the landing gear and noticed damage to the nose gear tire. According to the certified flight instructor the airplane landed relatively flat. Subsequent inspections revealed substantial damage to the lower left portion of the firewall. The wind about the time of the accident was from 300 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 19 knots, and was variable in direction from 270 degrees to 340 degrees. Both pilots reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.