# Accident 20180422003979A: Cessna 162, York, PA, April 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: York, PA
- Airport: York Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9169° N, 76.8731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9169&lon=-76.8731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6020Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6020Y) (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 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 47 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180422003979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLARED AIRCRAFT EARLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL.

## 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 GAA18CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA231), Apr 22, 2018: Cessna 162 (N6020Y), York, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a nose landing gear collapse.

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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