# NTSB WPR24LA163: Cessna 162, N6003F, Livermore, CA, May 25, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 25, 2024, 09:53 local (16:53 UTC) - Place: Livermore, CA - Coordinates: 37.693389, -121.82036 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194325 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA163 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194325/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194325 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA163 ## Probable cause The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and abnormal contact with the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s improper landing flare and go-around. ## 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 · Student/instructed 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) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor of the airplane reported that, during the landing flare, the student pilot flared too high. The flight instructor directed the student pilot to initiate a go-around. The student pilot raised the airplane’s nose but did not advance the throttle to takeoff power. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane, applied full power, and retracted the flaps to 25°. Subsequently, the airplane aerodynamically stalled and impacted the runway surface, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and empennage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6003F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6003F), registered now, S/N 16200125 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162 - 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: 16200125 - Year built: 2011 - Airframe hours: 482.5 - Engines: Continental O-200-D 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Ionaj Inc - Registered owner: Ionaj Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 7, 2023 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: LVK, Livermore Municipal Airport, runway 25L, 2,699 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 7, 2023; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,208.8 total, 28.4 in this make and model, 1,128.5 as pilot in command, 253.3 in the last 90 days, 91.7 in the last 30 days, 1.9 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; seat: left; flight hours: 5.8 total, 5.8 in this make and model, 5.8 in the last 90 days, 5.8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: KLVK - METAR: METAR KLVK 251653Z 26010KT 10SM BKN015 OVC022 14/10 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01390100= ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 25, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194325. 3.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 2.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17219379&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%20Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 314 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17220476&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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