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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Lafayette, IN · March 17, 2009

Date: March 17, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place: Lafayette, IN
Airport: Purdue University
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2382R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA217
Reported as: Cessna 172R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 65 total65 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N2382RRegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280700 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was attempting his first landing of the afternoon on runway 23. During the flare, the pilot experienced a gust of wind that displaced the aircraft off the center of the runway. The pilot added power to straighten the aircraft back out, but the aircraft came down hard and bounced several times. The aircraft came down nose-low, landing on the nose gear. The nose wheel tire was blown out, causing the propeller to strike the ground. The aircraft came to rest off the side of runway 23. The wind was reported 240 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The pilot said that his final approach speed at his last glance was 65 knots. The pilot did not add any extra speed to compensate for the gust factor. Also, it was the pilot's first flight in over three months.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST LANDING OF THE AFTERNOON ON RUNWAY 23. DURING THE FLARE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND THAT DISPLACED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT BACK OUT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN NOSE-LOW, LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 23. THE WIND WAS REPORTED 240 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAID THAT HIS FINAL APPROACH SPEED AT HIS LAST GLANCE WAS 65 KNOTS. THE PILOT DID NOT ADD ANY EXTRA SPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GUST FACTOR. ALSO, IT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN OVER THREE MONTHS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN09CA217Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLafayette, INThe pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident were the wind gusts.Mar 17, 2009 · Substantial damage

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