Cessna 162

FAA incident reports · 63

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Incident 20260725012169ICessna 162 · San Juan, PROn 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 aircraft [privacy data omitted] while taxiing to perform an engine run up at the north west area of…Jul 25, 2026 · N6055R · Minor damageIncident 20260617008659ICessna 162 · Van Nuys, CADuring landing, the aircraft landed, bounced and lost the front wheel with a prop strike.Jun 17, 2026 · N179LC · Minor damageIncident 20260425005549ICessna 162 · Everett, WADuring a local instructional flight conducting traffic pattern operations at kpae, the instructor demonstrated a landing following a stabilized approach. The landing was firm but not considered hard, and touchdown occurred on the main landing gear with a…Apr 25, 2026 · N162HA · Substantial damageAccident 20260321004699ACessna 162 · Chehalis, WAStudent 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 lowered nose. Aircraft propeller struck runway, then pitched up and struck the tail on the runway.…Mar 21, 2026 · N163TW · Substantial damageIncident 20250423005489ICessna 162 · Apopka, FLAircraft struck a tree branch while on an unstable approach to runway 15 causing damage to the left wing. Aircraft taxied to the ramp.Apr 23, 2025 · N6029L · Minor damageAccident 20250319002039ACessna 162 · Miami, FLOn March 19, 2025 at 08:15EST a 2011 Cessna C162 single engine airplane bearing [privacy data omitted] recieved substantial damage. Student and instructor performed 2 touch-and-go maneuvers and 1 full stop flight. The instructor released the student for first…Mar 19, 2025 · N62PT · DestroyedIncident 20240924012379ICessna 162 · Renton, WAUpon normal landing the nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose strut center rod failed. Minor damage. No injuries.Sep 24, 2024 · N6058V · Minor damageIncident 20240513007319ICessna 162 · Charlottesville, VAPilot 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 attempt to go-around, and shut down on the runway.May 13, 2024 · N6017K · Minor damageIncident 20240329003789ICessna 162 · Sarasota, FLExperienced a hard landing runway 04 which Caused a prop strike and damage to the landing Gear.Mar 29, 2024 · N6056V · Minor damageIncident 20230803010109ICessna 162 · New Iberia, LAPilot 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 porpoise and bounce. The pilot tried to abort landing and advanced the throttle, which made the…Aug 3, 2023 · N179LC · No damageIncident 20230207000529ICessna 162 · Kissimmee, FLPilot was conducting touch and goes on [privacy data omitted], a CE-162, on runway 06 at ism when at approximately 1605 hours the pilot made a landing and bounced the aircraft several times hitting the aircraft propeller and runway. The pilot encountered some…Feb 7, 2023 · N6029L · Minor damageIncident 20220720012819ICessna 162 · Palo Alto, CAPilot taxied from taxiway (g) to (y) at the Palo Alto airport Santa Clara county. Palo Alto airport personnel parked a construction truck on the skirt next to the double lines of taxiway (y). Pilot reports a glare,looks at his instrument G300F and veers left…Jul 20, 2022 · N5211N · Minor damageAccident 20220531021249ACessna 162 · Memphis, TN[privacy data omitted] Departed General Dewitt Spain Airport (M01) at 0732 CDT. The pilot was a 62 year old male with more than 8675 total flight hours and no passengers. Total time on the aircraft is approximately. 1600HRS with less than 50 on the overhauled…May 31, 2022 · N162KG · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20220406004999ACessna 162 · Palo Alto, CA1. N6076C took off from Palo Alto CA. 2. Aircraft flies towards woodside CA 3. Aircraft comes back to Palo Alto. 4. While trying to land bounces on rwy. 5.Does a go around for second landing 5. Approaches right traffic rwy 31 with a speed unknown 6. Pilot…Apr 6, 2022 · N6076C · Substantial damageAccident 20210730012229ACessna 162 · Morton, WAOn July 30, 2021, at approximately 11:35 am (PST), N60524, a Cessna-162 skycatcher, [privacy data omitted], was substantially damaged in an accident that took place in Morton, Washington. According to the report received by the seattle flight standards…Jul 30, 2021 · N60524 · Substantial damageAccident 20210525010059ACessna 162 · Fishers, INOn may 25, 2021, at approximately 1850 eastern standard time, a Cessna C162 aircraft, N162TW, was substantially damaged during landing at the indianapolis metropolitan airport (kump), Fishers, Indiana. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.…May 25, 2021 · N162TW · Substantial damageIncident 20210408004909ICessna 162 · Palm Springs, CAAt approximately 15:25 PDT (2225Z), [privacy data omitted], a private pilot, departed in N316SV, a light sport aircraft, from warner Springs airport (CL35) to Palm Springs International Airport (kpsp). As the aircraft approached runway 31R, the aircraft…Apr 8, 2021 · N316SV · Minor damageIncident 20210130000409ICessna 162 · Murfreesboro, TNOn 01/30/2021, richard randolph ("ran") powers, jr was acting as the PIC of N162HG when he stated he lost power and made an emergency landing in a field. The PIC stated he pulled the carburetor heat a few minutes prior to the power loss event and it responded…Jan 30, 2021 · N162HG · No damageAccident 20190729012889ACessna 162 · Vernal, UTOn July 29, 2019 the pilot with a student in a light-sport aircraft took off on runway 17 at Vernal Regional Airport at 0632 local. The student was in the left seat but the instructor took control of the aircraft before takeoff to show the student a short…Jul 29, 2019 · N30321 · Substantial damageIncident 20190626008089ICessna 162 · Springdale, AROn 06/26/2019 a commercial rated pilot was (PIC) pilot in command in a Cessna 162, N6053U, s/n 16200156 departing Springdale Municipal Airport (kasg) direct to harrison ar. As the PIC was leveling off in flight he heard a loud bang followed with the left door…Jun 26, 2019 · N6035U · Minor damageAccident 20190514004429ACessna 162 · Las Animas, COPilot attempted landing on his own property and lost control of aircraft during soft field landing attempt. Ground was soft and nose wheel dug in and aircraft flipped over. Pilot was extracted by first responders and taken to hospital.May 14, 2019 · N5213Z · Minor damageIncident 20190317001519ICessna 162 · Bealton, VAN6048U is a 2011 Cessna 162 skycatcher owned and operated by aviation Adventures LLC of manassas, VA. The special airworthiness light-sport a/w Date is 3 January 2012 and the valid certification issue/expiration date Is 19 January 2012/31 January 2012. The…Mar 17, 2019 · N6048U · Minor damageAccident 20181116017279ACessna 162 · Franklin, NCFlight route: lee gilmer memorial (kgvl) to macon county airport (KIA5). Pilot reported, the engine quit running at approximately 47 minutes after departure from kgvl. Pilot immediately set carburetor heat to full on, full rich mixture, and confirmed the fuel…Nov 16, 2018 · N70252 · Substantial damageAccident 20180714011179ACessna 162 · Burlington, WAStudent pilot was departing airport on a solo flight. During takeoff roll, pilot states the aircraft began to shake and bounce. As the aircraft began to lift, the pilot aborted takeoff and realized the nose gear had departed the aircraft. Pilot landed the…Jul 14, 2018 · N5202B · Substantial damageAccident 20180505004729ACessna 162 · Waterloo, INDuring landing at Waterloo, Indiana airport (4C2) civil aircraft N263VX, a Cessna 162, experienced a nose gear collapse and propeller strike. The aircraft touched down on the grass runwayand and bounced back in the air. A subsequaint touchdown was made on…May 5, 2018 · N263VX · Substantial damageAccident 20180422003979ACessna 162 · York, PAPilot flared aircraft early causing the aircraft to stall.Apr 22, 2018 · N6020Y · Substantial damageAccident 20170928011319ACessna 162 · Huntsville, ALPilot and student took off from mdq to practice maneuvers in a nearby designated practice area. After practicing multiple stalls and rolls, pilot instructed student to return to mdq. As the aircraft started into the traffic pattern, the engine without warning…Sep 28, 2017 · N552ES · Substantial damageAccident 20170303001189ACessna 162 · Conway, AROn mar 3, 2017 at appx 1830 hours local a Cessna 162 reg# N3028G, ser# 16200095 was being operated as a 14 CFR 91 personal flight locally at cantrell field, Conway, AR (cxw) in visual meterological conditions. The sport rated pilot landed post runway midpoint…Mar 3, 2017 · N3028G · Minor damageIncident 20160817013259ICessna 162 · San Angelo, TXOn August 17, 2016, at 1300 CDT, a Cessna 162 skycatcher, aircraft registration number N6003P, registered to the private owner, experienced an un-commanded opening of the pilot door. The door cracked in half and folded back against the fuselage during cruise…Aug 17, 2016 · N6003P · Minor damageIncident 20160726012549ICessna 162 · Sarasota, FLOn July 26, 2016 at approximately 12:50 eastern standard time, a registered aircraft, N6056V a Cessna, 162, serial number 16000204 during climb out had a door open, the pilot landed at Sarasota / Bradenton international airport (srq) Sarasota, Florida. The…Jul 26, 2016 · N6056V · Minor damageAccident 20160716011179ACessna 162 · Mcminville, ORDuring the 7th landing of an instructional flight in the pattern at mmv, aircraft touched down hard, bounced, and when touching down again, the nose gear folded under the aircraft and the propeller struck the ground. Post accident investigation determined the…Jul 16, 2016 · N7032R · Substantial damageAccident 20160421004219ACessna 162 · Zionsville, INOn April 21, 2016, at approximately 16:45 eastern daylight time (2045Z), N5217S, a Cessna 162, impacted terrain after departure from Indianapolis Executive Airport (tyq). The impact site was approximately ¼ mile east of the runway. The airplane was registered…Apr 21, 2016 · N5217S · DestroyedAccident 20160412002799ACessna 162 · Lee'S Summit, MOAn instructor pilot and student pilot flew the aircraft from the johnson county executive airport (kojc) to lees Summit municipal airport (klxt). The intent of their flight to klxt was to practice landings. They performed approximately six touch and go…Apr 12, 2016 · N7027F · Substantial damageIncident 20160119007509ICessna 162 · Kissimmee, FLA student pilot and flight instructor pilot were returning from the west practice area 12 miles from kism. Descending though 2000FT. Moderate to severe turbulence was encountered. The 1750Z ATIS reported 340 at 10 KTS gusting to 15. During the final…Jan 19, 2016 · N6050C · Minor damageAccident 20150716011149ACessna 162 · Dunkirk, NYOn July 16, 2015, at approximately 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna model 162 light sport aircraft, serial number 16200180, impacted terrain in a brushy area 2000 feet west of waite road, sheridan, new york, at 42.515807,-79.259223. The private pilot…Jul 16, 2015 · N6047W · Substantial damageIncident 20150605007489ICessna 162 · Hillsboro, ORFlight instructor and student departed scappoose airport heading south to twin oaks airpark, student pilot leveled off at 2200'. Just as student initiated a heading change the LH pilots door departed the aircraft. No loss or change in control was noted.…Jun 5, 2015 · N7032R · Minor damageAccident 20150413023839ACessna 162 · Shelter Island, NYThe PIC of N30283 Cessna 162 skycatcher. Serial number 16200094, light sport aircraft departed Klenawicus airfield (Shelter Island 49NY) at approximately 18:00 local time on April 13, 2015. Once airborne a witness discribed the CE-162 as banking hard to the…Apr 13, 2015 · N30283 · DestroyedAccident 20141115023759ACessna 162 · Santa Rosa, CAAircraft landed on runway 14 at Charles m. schultz airport in Santa Rosa, CA. The aircraft bounced after the first touchdown then landed hard on the second touchdown. The nose gear collapsed which caused the propeller to strike the runway. The aircraft…Nov 15, 2014 · N5216N · Substantial damageAccident 20141030019679ACessna 162 · Hinckley, ILFirst solo flight for student. First landing. Student allowed the airplane to porpoise. Nose gear and prop damaged.Oct 30, 2014 · N165JA · Substantial damageAccident 20140921018139ACessna 162 · Bellingham, WAStudent 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…Sep 21, 2014 · N6035S · Substantial damageAccident 20140919022639ACessna 162 · Borrego Springs, CADuring a part 91 flight, the aircraft was flown from thermal airport in souithern California south and then west to Borrego Springs, CA where the pilot did a T0UCH and go. The aircraft was then flown in an easterly direction until it struck the side of a…Sep 19, 2014 · N3037H · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20140730012239ACessna 162 · Winchester, VAOn 30 July, 2014, while attempting to land upwind on runway 32 at Winchester airport, a Cessna 162 (N6004U) bounced on the runway, so a go around was initiated. On the second landing attempt, the aircraft bounced twice, so a second go around was initiated.…Jul 30, 2014 · N6004U · Substantial damageAccident 20140619013749ACessna 162 · Wichita, KSThe 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…Jun 19, 2014 · N511ML · Substantial damageAccident 20140606009579ACessna 162 · Cross City, FLDuring the second leg of a three leg Cross country, inadvertantly landed nose wheel first. Aircraft experienced substantial damage. No injuries to the student pilot who was the sole occupant.Jun 6, 2014 · N6017R · Substantial damageIncident 20140428014229ICessna 162 · Sugar Land, TXThe pilot was taxiing out, in light winds. The pilot reported that the plane veered to the left and he tried to correct with the brake. The plane went off the taxiway, which spun the plane around and causing the nosewheel to hit the edge of the taxiway,…Apr 28, 2014 · N3037T · Minor damageAccident 20140411005679ACessna 162 · Leesburg, FLThe accident pilot was on a student solo cross country flight. Upon landing at his second point of arrival (lee), he apparently flared higher than normal, and landed hard on the main landing gear, leading to a bounce, followed by a second hard landing on all…Apr 11, 2014 · N7032E · Substantial damageIncident 20140410005149ICessna 162 · York, NEWhile en route to lincoln Nebraska, Cessna, N60471, 162, s/n - 16200178, approximately 20 miles west of lincoln, at 2500 feet AGL, the aircraft impacted two med to large geese, landed at lincoln airport without incident.Apr 10, 2014 · N60471 · Minor damageAccident 20130907017859ACessna 162 · Eugene, ORPer pilot statement he was solo time-building from hio, rgb, eug to hio, with a passenger. At 5 miles south of eug cascade approach told him expect straight to rwy 34R. Eug tower also gave him 34R. At 2-3 miles eug tower changed rwy to 34L due to opposite jet…Sep 7, 2013 · N30265 · Substantial damageIncident 20130801015899ICessna 162 · Lakeland, FLLanding on runway 27 at klal. On landing flare aircraft porpoised and bounced several times finally shearing off the nose wheel and striking propeller on runway.Aug 1, 2013 · N6056V · Minor damageAccident 20130717011749ACessna 162 · Broomfield, COOn July 17, 2013, at 1750 MDT, a Cessna skycatcher, CE-162, N60575, light sport airplane impacted the ground to the south of rwy 29R at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport resulting in substantial damage. The pilot suffered minor injuries, and the passenger was…Jul 17, 2013 · N60575 · Substantial damage
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