# NTSB DEN00LA017: Cessna 172R, N427ES, Logan, UT, November 12, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 12, 1999, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Logan, UT - Coordinates: 41.720581, -111.84027 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7206&lon=-111.8403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 21, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47760 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN00LA017 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47760/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA017 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The solo student pilot said that when the airplane touched down, it began to bounce. The first bounce was not hard, but the severity of the bounces increased. On the third bounce, the nose wheel collapsed and the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway. A witness said it appeared the airplane was 'high, fast, and steep' on the approach, and did not appear to flare. ## Factual narrative On November 12, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172R, N427ES, operated by Great Western Aviation, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during landing at Logan-Cache Airport, Logan, Utah. The student pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the training flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Pocatello, Idaho, approximately 0955. The pilot was on his first solo cross-country flight. He departed Logan at 0900 and arrived at Pocatello without incident at 0950. The pilot made one touch and go landing, then departed at 0955 for the return flight to Logan. The accident occurred during landing on the return leg. The pilot said he entered the traffic pattern at 5,300 feet msl (above mean sea level) for runway 35. He reduced speed to 80 KIAS (knots indicated airspeed), deployed 10 degrees of flaps, and began a 500 fpm (feet per minute) descent. On base leg, he further reduced speed to 70 KIAS and deployed 20 degrees of flaps. The descent rate remained the same. He turned final, maintained 70 KIAS, and deployed 30 degrees of flaps. When the airplane touched down, it began to bounce. The first bounce was not hard, but the severity of the bounces increased. On the third bounce, the nose wheel collapsed and the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway. A pilot-witness following the accident airplane said it appeared the airplane was "high, fast, and steep" on the approach. Flaps appeared to be "all the way down," and the airplane did not appear to flare. He then saw the airplane spin around and come to a halt, facing the opposite direction. Postaccident examination revealed the nose landing gear was sheared off, the firewall was buckled, the tailcone was bent, and the horizontal stabilizer skin was wrinkled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N427ES](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427ES-2003-07-09), registration cancelled 2003-07-09, S/N 17280269, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280269 - Airframe hours: 838 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Great Western Aviation - Registered owner: Jc Eagles Nest, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, October 16, 1999, 42 hours before - Departed: PIH, POCATELLO, ID - Destination: LGU - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: LGU, Logan-Cache, runway 35, 5,931 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 24 total, 6 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Observed at: LGU ## 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 19991112030959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991112030959A), Nov 12, 1999: Cessna 172R, Logan, UT, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 12, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172R, N427ES, operated by great western aviation, was substantially damaged… From the NTSB's public API. 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