# NTSB WPR21LA309: Cessna 162, N60524, Morton, WA, July 30, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 30, 2021, 11:31 local (18:31 UTC) - Place: Morton, WA - Coordinates: 46.550361, -122.26662 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5504&lon=-122.2666&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 103663 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA309 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103663/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103663 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA309 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nosewheel collapse. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while on final approach to the runway, he noticed that the airplane was high, and performed a forward slip to lose altitude. The pilot recovered from the slip about 75 to 100 ft above ground level and when the airplane landed without the stall horn sounding, the nosewheel collapsed and the propeller impacted the runway surface. The pilot pulled back on the control stick and the airplane became airborne 4 to 5 ft. The stall horn sounded, and the airplane touched down again coming to rest to the right of runway centerline. The fuselage and engine mount were substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60524](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60524), registered now, S/N 16200192, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Cessna 162](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (registry code 060005E) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (registry code 17402, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16200192 - Year built: 2011 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200-D 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Rainier Flight Service LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KRTN, Renton, WA - Destination: 39P, Morton, WA - Airport: 39P, Strom Field Airport, runway 25, 1,810 × 40 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, unknown; last flight review February 26, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 421 total, 10 in this make and model, 326 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 12 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Turbulence: Light - Observed at: KCLS, 31 nm away - METAR: KCLS 301815Z AUTO 03012KT 9SM CLR 28/13 A3000 RMK AO2 ## 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 20210730012229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210730012229A), Jul 30, 2021: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Morton, WA, Substantial damage. On July 30, 2021, at approximately 11:35 am (PST), N60524, a Cessna-162 skycatcher, [privacy data omitted], was substantially damaged in an accident that took… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 17, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103663. 5.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13341315&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement to FAA (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 250 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13340922&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%27s%20statement%20to%20FAA_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 97 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13341145&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (courtesy of FAA) (item 4, PDF, 6 pages, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13341294&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%20(courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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