# Accident 20140921018139A: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Bellingham, WA, September 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2014, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7928° N, 122.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7928&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6035S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6035S-2019-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140921018139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA386), Sep 21, 2014: Cessna E162 (N6035S), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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