37.5538° N, 77.4603° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 2005 · 06:45 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N501BP
Reported as
Cessna 501
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total3,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot stated that he "just made a mistake and flared too high." He estimated that he was about 8 to 10 feet above the runway when he flared to land. Aircraft impacted runway on tail section. Damage appears to be confined to tail-cone area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE "JUST MADE A MISTAKE AND FLARED TOO HIGH." HE ESTIMATED THAT HE WAS ABOUT 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY WHEN HE FLARED TO LAND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY ON TAIL SECTION. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO TAIL-CONE AREA.