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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Cedar Rapids, IA · July 14, 1995

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Date
July 14, 1995 · 09:38 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6368E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA220
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
N6368ERegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2013 · Cessna 172S/N 46468 · Built 1959Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

FAA checkride, landing runway, bounced on nose gear, gear collapsed, followed by fire. (-4)a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, who observed the accident, reported that the accident airplane 'seemed quite high' when it was about 1/2 mile out on final approach. The airplane bounced on the nose gear and the gear collapsed. The airplane slid 375 feet and stopped 50 feet to the right of the runway centerline. A post impact fire ensued. The pilot reported that he was flying a full stop landing to runway 27. When the airplane was about 50 feet above the runway, at an airspeed of 70 to 80 miles per hour, the airplane nosed down and impacted the runway. 'The stall horn did not go off.' He 'felt it was an uncommanded nose down control input.' The pilot stated that he attributed the accident to the differences between flying from the right and left seat and his lack of experience flying from the right seat. The FAA inspector who examined the wreckage reported no evidence of preimpact flight control malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

FAA CHECKRIDE, LANDING RUNWAY, BOUNCED ON NOSE GEAR, GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY FIRE. (-4)A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, WHO OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE 'SEEMED QUITE HIGH' WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 1/2 MILE OUT ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SLID 375 FEET AND STOPPED 50 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING A FULL STOP LANDING TO RUNWAY 27. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, AT AN AIRSPEED OF 70 TO 80 MILES PER HOUR, THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. 'THE STALL HORN DID NOT GO OFF.' HE 'FELT IT WAS AN UNCOMMANDED NOSE DOWN CONTROL INPUT.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FLYING FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT SEAT AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE REPORTED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA220Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCedar Rapids, IAthe pilot's lack of experience in flying from the right seat. A factor was the steep final approach.Jul 14, 1995 · Substantial damage