Cessna 172 N64144

Summary

On 28 April 2017 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N64144 was involved in an accident near Columbia, Kentucky, United States. 2 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

28 April 2017 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

37.2250, -85.0964

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N64144

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Liberty → Columbia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA254

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain a flare during landing in variable, gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on his second attempt to land in gusting wind conditions, the airplane was "tossed" up and then a "downdraft" caused the airplane to "descend rapidly." He added full power; however, the airplane landed hard, the nose and right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the weather at the accident site, about the time of the accident, was wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot landed on about a 310° heading.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.