Cessna 172S N5306U
8 April 2014 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2014 at about 19:50 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N5306U was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Double Eagle II (AEG)
- Coordinates
- 35.0403, -106.6092
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N5306U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2002
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Albuquerque
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare that 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 student pilot reported that he was on a solo flight practicing full stop landings. The airplane bounced on touchdown resulting in one tip of the propeller striking the runway. The examination of the airplane revealed that there was substantial damage to the firewall. The student pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2014 | Cessna 172S | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Rexair Sales & Leasing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2014 | Cessna 172P | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2014 | Cessna 172 | Selkirk, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Apr 2014 | Cessna 172I | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity, BLDG 4828 | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2014 | Cessna 172M | Everglades City, Florida, United States | Pilot Training Center LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2014 | Cessna 172N | Premana Lecco, Italy | Aero Club Como | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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