- Date
- May 15, 2004, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Leavenwort, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1806YCessna 172C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20040515010289A
- Case key
- 59244
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Probable cause
The inadequate flare by the pilot.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flying club rental airplane received substantial damage during a hard landing by one of the club's rental pilots. No mechanical anomalies pertaining to the airplane were reported.
Factual narrative
On May 15, 2004, at 1430 central daylight time, a Cessna 172C, N1806Y, operated by Fort Leavenworth Flying Activity as a flying club rental airplane, received substantial damage during a hard landing on runway 05 (5,900 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) at Sherman Army Airfield, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The private rated rental pilot was uninjured. The local flight originated from FLV at 1412.
The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to perform three takeoff and landings in order to meet Federal Aviation Regulations currency requirements. The pilot was then going to pick up passengers for a later flight.
The pilot stated in his written report, "Upon final approach just before beginning flair [sic] I felt sudden loss of lift. Plane dropped suddenly. I bounced hard twice before I could apply power and climb. Circled airfield one additional time and landed normally."
No mechanical anomalies pertaining to the airplane were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1806Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-49406
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-300-D, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fort Leavenworth Flying Activity
- Registered owner
- Directorate of Community Activities
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FLV
- Destination
- FLV · Fort Leavenwort, KS
- Airport
- FLV · Sherman Aaf, runway 15
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 49 total · 47 in this make and model · 0 in the last 90 days · 0 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1806Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.