Cessna 162 N1205J

Summary

On 28 July 2013 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N1205J, operated by DD Corporation, was involved in an accident near Tacoma, Washington, 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

28 July 2013 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Tacoma Narrows Airport (KTIW)

Coordinates

47.2678, -122.5781

Aircraft

Cessna 162

Registration

N1205J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

DD Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tacoma → Tacoma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA345

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper level off/flare resulted in a hard landing/bounce and subsequent nose gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the first touch-and-go landing, the touchdown was firmer than normal and the airplane bounced. The pilot recovered from the bounce and continued to land. As he lowered the nose, the nose wheel collpased and the airplane veered off to the left side of the runway. Postaccident documentation of the runway identified witness marks on the runway that indicated the nosewheel strut had impacted the runway, followed by some distance later the nose gear fully collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure with the gear that would have precluded normal operation.        

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.