- Date
- June 12, 1996, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sedona, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12341Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960612016549A
- Case key
- 29483
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. The variable/gusty/quartering tail wind was a related factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that after a normal cross-country flight, he landed on runway 3 with winds that were variable at 5 gusting 10 knots. Reportedly, the airplane touched down on the main landing gear at normal speed with a quartering tail wind. While lowering the nose, the aircraft lifted off the runway again and landed hard. The pilot taxied to parking where he observed a bulging inner tube from the nose tire side wall. He then taxied the airplane to a fixed-base operator, who advised him of additional damage to the fire wall and nose gear.
Factual narrative
On June 12, 1996, about 1130 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172M, N12341, was substantially damaged during landing at Sedona, Arizona. Neither the pilot nor the passenger were injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Eagle, Colorado, at 0800 on the day of the accident.
The pilot stated he had a normal approach and touchdown on the main landing gear. While lowering the nose gear the aircraft became airborne, then settled back onto the runway not noticeably hard. He taxied to parking and secured the aircraft. He noticed an inner tube sticking through the nose tire side wall. He taxied the aircraft to a fixed-base operator to have the tire repaired, and during that process he was informed of the damage to the fire wall and nose landing gear.
The pilot reported that he was landing at the uncontrolled airport with a right quartering tail wind with occasional gusts of 5 to 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12341
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261938
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Great Escape A/C Leasing Co.
- Registered owner
- Great Escape Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 22, 1996
- Departed
- EGE · Eagle, CO
- Destination
- SEZ
- Airport
- SEZ · Sedona, runway 3, 5,131 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,215 total · 7 in this make and model · 1,110 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.