Cessna 172 N429ES

Summary

On 5 October 2016 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N429ES was involved in an accident near Kapolei, Hawaii, 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

5 October 2016 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kapolei, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Kalaeloa (John Rodgers Field) (JRF)

Coordinates

21.3028, -158.0786

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N429ES

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lihue → Kapolei

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA025

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s use of an excessive pitch attitude during the landing flare, 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 during the landing flare he pitched up "higher than what is normal" and the airplane bounced three times during the touchdown. The pilot further reported that he was able to taxi the airplane to the ramp, but he noticed the nose wheel was flat. During a 100-hour maintenance inspection conducted a week later, it was revealed that the firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.