Cessna 162 N6017R
6 June 2014 · Cross City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2014 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N6017R, operated by GAU Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Cross City, Florida, 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 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cross City, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cross City (CTY)
- Coordinates
- 29.6344, -83.0600
- Aircraft
- Cessna 162
- Registration
- N6017R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- GAU Air LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Apopka → Cross City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA286
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was conducting a solo cross country flight. While landing at the destination airport, he allowed the nose landing gear to contact the runway first, which resulted in its subsequent collapse. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2014 | Cessna 162 | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | J.a. Flight Services, LLC | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Apr 2014 | Cessna 162 | Leesburg, Florida, United States | CAMS Flight Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2015 | Cessna 162 | Shelter Island, New York, United States | SMC Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2013 | Cessna 162 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | DD Corporation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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