Cessna 172 N9968F

Summary

On 25 August 2022 at about 17:12 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9968F, operated by Buiqui Aerospace Corp., was involved in an accident near Kissimmee, Florida, 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

25 August 2022 at 17:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Kissimmee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Kissimmee Gateway (ISM)

Coordinates

28.2898, -81.4371

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N9968F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Buiqui Aerospace Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naples → Kissimmee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA385

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the nose landing gear impacting the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane “bounced three times.” Following the third bounce the “nose wheel hit the runway in an abrupt manner.” This impact resulted in substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.