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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 162 · Wichita, KS · June 19, 2014

Date: June 19, 2014 · 20:08 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N511ML
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA323
Reported as: Cessna 162
Reported engine: Continental O-200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 45 total45 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N511MLRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 162S/N 16200075 · Built 2011 Airframe modelCessna 162 Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

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The aircraft involved was a Cessna 162 skycatcher. The flight originated from the Wichita mid Continent airport with a student pilot and a designated pilot examiner. The intent of the flight was a qualification checkride for a sport pilot rating.

Visual meterlogical conditions prevailed at the time of the accident with wind out of 200 degrees at 8 knots and 10 statute miles visibility.

While demonstrating a short field approach and landing, the applicant?s flight path was slightly low for the approach. At 30-40 feet above the runway, the applicant pitched up the aircraft while simultaneously bringing the power to the idle position. As a result, the aircraft entered a high descent rate in a stalled configuration, impacting the runway. The impact on the runway was with the left wing low causing propeller, nose gear and left main gear damage. Both occupants were uninjured; however the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS A CESSNA 162 SKYCATCHER. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT WITH A STUDENT PILOT AND A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER. THE INTENT OF THE FLIGHT WAS A QUALIFICATION CHECKRIDE FOR A SPORT PILOT RATING.

VISUAL METERLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH WIND OUT OF 200 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS AND 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY.

WHILE DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING, THE APPLICANT?S FLIGHT PATH WAS SLIGHTLY LOW FOR THE APPROACH. AT 30-40 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE APPLICANT PITCHED UP THE AIRCRAFT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BRINGING THE POWER TO THE IDLE POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A HIGH DESCENT RATE IN A STALLED CONFIGURATION, IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT ON THE RUNWAY WAS WITH THE LEFT WING LOW CAUSING PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR DAMAGE. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED; HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 CEN14CA323Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWichita, KSThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with the runway.Jun 20, 2014 · Substantial damage