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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 162 · Bellingham, WA · September 21, 2014

Date: September 21, 2014 · 14:30 local
Place: Bellingham, WA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6035S
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA386
Reported as: Cessna 162
Reported engine: Continental O-200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total130 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N6035SRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2019 · Cessna 162S/N 16200155 · Built 2011 Airframe modelCessna 162 Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Student pilot was landing at Bellingham airport on a cross-country flight. During the last phase of flight the student flared for landing the main gear touched down, then the aircraft ballooned up once, and came back down in a nose down and collapsed the nose gear when contact was made with the runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING AT BELLINGHAM AIRPORT ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING THE LAST PHASE OF FLIGHT THE STUDENT FLARED FOR LANDING THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THEN THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UP ONCE, AND CAME BACK DOWN IN A NOSE DOWN AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE RUNWAY.

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 WPR14CA386Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellingham, WAThe pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.Sep 21, 2014 · Substantial damage