Cessna 172 N7560D

Summary

On 18 September 2016 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7560D, operated by Flying Vikings Inc., was involved in an accident near Auburn, California, United States. 3 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

18 September 2016 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, California, United States

Nearest airport

Auburn Muni (AUN)

Coordinates

38.9547, -121.0817

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7560D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Flying Vikings Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hayward → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA511

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, 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 during the landing touchdown, the airplane bounced hard, pitched up, and became airborne again. He further reported that he pushed the flight controls forward to lower the pitch attitude, and the airplane touched down again "abruptly" on the main landing gear, which was "almost immediately followed by the nose gear." During the landing roll, the airplane rolled to the left and the pilot "realized the nose gear had collapsed," because he could not steer the airplane. The airplane stopped off to the left edge of the runway. The firewall sustained substantial damage.  The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.