Cessna 172 N19813
7 September 2020 · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2020 at about 19:42 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N19813, operated by Boeing Employees Flying Assn Inc, was involved in an accident near Wilmington, Delaware, 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 19:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Castle Airport (ILG)
- Coordinates
- 39.6765, -75.6030
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N19813
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Boeing Employees Flying Assn Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wilwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA318
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 bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was conducting his first solo cross country flight. During the landing flare at the destination airport, he reduced engine power, and the airplane touched down “firmly” then bounced back into the air. It bounced 3 to 4 more times before it came to rest on the runway. The pilot also stated that “each bounce and touch down were worse …. than the previous.” Subsequently, he taxied the airplane to a hangar and egressed without issue. After the accident, an examination of the airframe found that the fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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