# NTSB CEN14CA323: Cessna E162, N511ML, Wichita, KS, June 20, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 19, 2014, 20:08 local (Jun 20, 2014, 01:08 UTC) - Place: Wichita, KS - Coordinates: 37.650001, -97.433052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4331&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 5, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-Wichita FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 89551 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA323 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89551/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89551 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA323 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The light sport airplane impacted the ground during a landing approach in which the student pilot was performing a simulated short field landing. At the time of the accident, a designated examiner was administering a practical test to the student pilot for a Sport Pilot Certificate. The examiner stated that the accident occurred on the second landing while the student pilot was performing a simulated short field landing. He stated that the airplane became too slow on the approach, stalled, and impacted the runway at a high rate of descent. The student pilot reported that after clearing the simulated 50 foot high obstacle, he cut the power and the airplane dropped nose down and to the left, striking the runway with the nose landing gear and left main landing gear simultaneously. Neither pilot mentioned any pre-impact mechanical deficiencies with regard to the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing during the accident. ## Factual narrative The light sport airplane impacted the ground during a landing approach in which the student pilot was performing a simulated short field landing. At the time of the accident, a designated examiner was administering a practical test to the student pilot for a Sport Pilot Certificate. The examiner stated that the accident occurred on the second landing while the student pilot was performing a simulated short field landing. He stated that the airplane became too slow on the approach, stalled, and impacted the runway at a high rate of descent. The student pilot reported that after clearing the simulated 50 foot high obstacle, he cut the power and the airplane dropped nose down and to the left, striking the runway with the nose landing gear and left main landing gear simultaneously. Neither pilot mentioned any pre-impact mechanical deficiencies with regard to the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing during the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N511ML](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511ML-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 16200075, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO E162 (UNDESIGNAT) - Registry model: [Cessna 162](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (registry code 060005E) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (registry code 17402, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16200075 - Year built: 2011 - Airframe hours: 497 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Cessna Employees Flying Club - Registered owner: Cessna Employees Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, May 5, 2014 - Departed: ICT, Wichita, KS - Destination: ICT, Wichita, KS - Airport: ICT, Wichita Mid-Continent, runway 19R, 10,301 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 23; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left - Check pilot; age 42; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; seat: right ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: ICT ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20140619013749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140619013749A), Jun 19, 2014: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft involved was a Cessna 162 skycatcher. The flight originated from the Wichita mid Continent airport with a student pilot and a designated pilot… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 28, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89551. 354 KB in all. - Pilot's Statement (item 1, .PDF, 82 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40419520&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Examiner's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 272 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40419521&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Examiner%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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