# NTSB NYC95LA193: Cessna 172, N6338F, Fulton, NY, August 14, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 14, 1995, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Fulton, NY - Coordinates: 43.310234, -76.409523 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3102&lon=-76.4095&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 21, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39029 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA193 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39029/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA193 ## Probable cause the pilot misjudged the flare, resulting in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The private pilot was receiving instruction for the purpose of a biennial flight review and checkout in a flying club airplane. The flight instructor stated that he was demonstrating 'procedures for engine failure on takeoff.' After completing a normal takeoff, and climb to an altitude of approximately 150-200 feet above ground level, the flight instructor reduced power to idle and lowered the nose to complete the landing. The instructor stated, '[I] misjudged the flare at [the] bottom of glide, resulting in a hard landing, forcing the nose gear forward.' ## Factual narrative On August 14, 1995, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N6338F, collided with the runway during a simulated forced landing at the Fulton Airport, Fulton, New York. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the certified flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The local, training flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot was receiving instruction for the purpose of a bi-annual flight review and checkout in a flying club airplane. The CFI stated that he was going to demonstrate "procedures for engine failure on takeoff." According to the CFI's statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2: ...completed normal T.O. [takeoff] with climb to approximately 150-200 feet AGL [above ground level]. Reduced power to idle and lowered nose to complete landing. [I] misjudged the flare at bottom of glide resulting in hard landing forcing the nose gear...forward.... The local weather was; clear, visibility 10 miles, temperature 91 degrees F, dew point missing, wind calm, altimeter 29.89 inches Hg. At the time of the accident, the pilot had 6,000 total flight hours, 321 instructor flight hours and 160 flight hours in this make and model airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6338F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6338F), registered now, S/N 17273195, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17273195 - Airframe hours: 7395 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Syracuse Flying Club Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1994, 253 hours before - Departed: NOO - Airport: N00, Oswego County, runway 15, 5,200 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 6,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 5,000 as pilot in command, 81 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg ## 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 19950814049199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814049199A), Aug 14, 1995: Cessna 172, Fulton, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) Aircraft damage was caused by pilot executing a hard landing during an instructional period. [privacy data omitted] ## Other investigations on N6338F (2) 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 ERA11CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA236), Apr 10, 2011: Cessna 172N (N6338F), Millville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during the go-around. - [NTSB IAD02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA067), Jul 4, 2002: Cessna 172 (N6338F), Fulton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a misaligned, hard landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.