Cessna 172S N320ME

Summary

On 26 April 2012 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N320ME, operated by Call the Ball Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, 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

26 April 2012 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Glendale Municipal Airport (KGEU)

Coordinates

33.5267, -112.2950

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N320ME

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Call the Ball Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glendale → Glendale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12LA444

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate flare and compensation for gusting wind conditions, which resulted in 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 he was landing the airplane in gusting wind conditions and encountered windshear during the landing flare. After landing hard, the airplane bounced, and the pilot applied corrective actions; however, the airplane touched down a second time, on its nosewheel, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.