# NTSB CHI04CA121: Cessna 172C, N1806Y, Fort Leavenwort, KS, May 15, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 15, 2004, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Fort Leavenwort, KS
- Coordinates: 39.368331, -94.914718
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3683&lon=-94.9147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59244/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA121

## Probable cause

The inadequate flare by the pilot.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1806Y), registered now, S/N 17249406, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-49406
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20040515010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040515010289A), May 15, 2004: Cessna 172C, Fort Leavenwort, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) The wind was aligned with the runway, but gusting from 10 to 20 knots causing minor wind shear on final approach and moderate turbulence in the traffic…

## Other investigations on N1806Y (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 CHI99LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA030), Nov 14, 1998: Cessna 172C (N1806Y), Falls City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor (on the ground)'s conducting inadequate initial training of the student pilot. Factors were the student pilot's misjudging the flare and his lack of total experience in the type…

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.

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