- Date
- May 31, 1995, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734YDCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950531038669A
- Case key
- 37838
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and/or improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while landing with 20 degrees of flaps extended, the airplane stalled, touched down hard, then bounced. The pilot applied power, landed, then taxied off the runway. The hard landing resulted in structural damage to the firewall and the cockpit floor.
Factual narrative
On May 31, 1995, about 1140 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734YD, registered to CKS, Inc., was substantially damaged on landing at the Bruce Campbell Field, Madison, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1100 from the Greenwood-Leflore Airport, Greenwood, Mississippi.
The pilot stated that the flight entered the traffic pattern to land, and while on final approach with 20 degrees of flaps extended, the airplane stalled, touched down hard, then bounced. She added power, recovered, then landed hard and taxied off the runway.
The pilot who was the co-owner of the airplane reported the accident to the FAA on November 1, 1995. The FAA notified the NTSB the following day. Postcrash examination of the airplane by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed that the firewall and floorboard in the cockpit area were buckled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734YD
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269213
- Airframe hours
- 1,721
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cks, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 21, 1994 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- GWO · Greenwood, MS
- Destination
- MBO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MBO · Bruce Campbell Field, runway 17, 4,444 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 542 total · 480 in this make and model · 542 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAN, 7 nm away
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 N734YD · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.