# Cessna 162 - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 060005E - Manufacturer (registry): CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO - Model: 162 - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Engines: 1 - Seats: 2 - Registered aircraft: 175 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162 ## ADs that may apply None matched. ## NTSB investigations (39, newest 10) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR26LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA178), Apr 25, 2026: Cessna 162 (N162HA), Everett, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA136), Mar 22, 2026: Cessna 162 (N163TW), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a tail strike. - [NTSB ERA25LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA149), Mar 19, 2025: Cessna 162 (N62PT), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB WPR24LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA163), May 25, 2024: Cessna 162 (N6003F), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and abnormal contact with the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s improper landing… - [NTSB CEN22FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA217), May 31, 2022: Cessna 162 (N162KG), Memphis, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation due to an acute cardiac event. - [NTSB WPR22LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA145), Apr 6, 2022: Cessna 162 (N6076C), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during a go-around maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground. - [NTSB WPR21LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA309), Jul 30, 2021: Cessna 162 (N60524), Morton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nosewheel collapse. - [NTSB CEN21LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA246), May 25, 2021: Cessna 162 (N162TW), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. - [NTSB WPR19LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA204), Jul 29, 2019: Cessna 162 (N30321), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's abrupt maneuver at an altitude too low for recovery, which resulted in impact with the runway. - [NTSB CEN19LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA169), May 14, 2019: Cessna 162 (N5213Z), Las Animas, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on soft, muddy terrain, which resulted in a nose over. All 39: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162/ntsb ## FAA accident and incident reports (64, newest 10) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 20260725012169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260725012169I), Jul 25, 2026: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N6055R), San Juan, PR, Minor damage. On July 25, 2026, San Juan FSDO 63 received a general aviation accident/incident report. Event took place at approximately 10:00 am during ground operations of… - [Incident 20260617008659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260617008659I), Jun 17, 2026: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N179LC), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. During landing, the aircraft landed, bounced and lost the front wheel with a prop strike. - [Incident 20260425005549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260425005549I), Apr 25, 2026: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N162HA), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. During a local instructional flight conducting traffic pattern operations at kpae, the instructor demonstrated a landing following a stabilized approach. The… - [Accident 20260321004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260321004699A), Mar 21, 2026: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N163TW), Chehalis, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot cross-country solo flight from krnt to kcls. Pilot flared aircraft too high during landing and bounced off the runway. Pilot added power and… - [Incident 20250423005489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250423005489I), Apr 23, 2025: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N6029L), Apopka, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a tree branch while on an unstable approach to runway 15 causing damage to the left wing. Aircraft taxied to the ramp. - [Accident 20250319002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250319002039A), Mar 19, 2025: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N62PT), Miami, FL, Destroyed. On March 19, 2025 at 08:15EST a 2011 Cessna C162 single engine airplane bearing [privacy data omitted] recieved substantial damage. Student and instructor… - [Incident 20240924012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240924012379I), Sep 24, 2024: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N6058V), Renton, WA, Minor damage. Upon normal landing the nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose strut center rod failed. Minor damage. No injuries. - [Incident 20240513007319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240513007319I), May 13, 2024: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N6017K), Charlottesville, VA, Minor damage. Pilot explained coming in a bit too fast and landing poorly, a bounce, attempted go-around, strike and collapsed nose gear, prop strike. He terminated the… - [Incident 20240329003789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240329003789I), Mar 29, 2024: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N6056V), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Experienced a hard landing runway 04 which Caused a prop strike and damage to the landing Gear. - [Incident 20230803010109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230803010109I), Aug 3, 2023: Cessna Aircraft Co 162 (N179LC), New Iberia, LA, No damage. Pilot is a student pilot and was perfroming solo flight. Pilot was landing and was moving too fast and landed early. Aircraft landed nose first and started to… All 64: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162/incidents ## Complete lists - aircraft: 175, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162/aircraft - incidents: 64, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162/incidents --- From OpenAirDocs.org, an independent open copy of FAA data. Only the Federal Register edition on govinfo.gov is the official legal text of an AD.