Cessna 172 N92970

Summary

On 16 June 2024 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N92970, operated by Elizabeth City State University, was involved in an accident near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 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

16 June 2024 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Elizabeth City Cg Air Station/ (ECG)

Coordinates

36.2606, -76.1746

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N92970

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Elizabeth City State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA319

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper flare and subsequent improper recovery from 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 when attempting to land she entered ground effect and flared too early. The airplane began to float, then touched down hard and bounced. The pilot subsequently overcorrected and struck the tail before the airplane bounced again landing hard on the nose landing gear. After the second bounce the pilot aborted the landing and returned for a subsequent uneventful landing. Examination of the airplane following the accident revealed that the airplane’s fuselage was substantially damaged. 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.