ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298029
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2018 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna Aircraft Co 162 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N263VX |
| MSN: | 16200031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 316 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 D1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterloo, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MUNCIE, IN (7I2) |
| Waterloo, IN (4C2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while landing on a soft, grass runway, the airplane bounced. He added that, as the airplane settled back to the runway, the nosewheel "hit a soft spot" in the turf, and the nose landing gear collapsed.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The Federal Aviation Administration's Airplane Flying Handbook, FAA-H-8083-3A, contained a section titled, "Soft Field Approach and Landing," which stated:
Touchdown on a soft or rough field should be made at the lowest possible airspeed with the airplane in a nose-high pitch attitude. In nose-wheel type airplanes, after the main wheels touch the surface, the pilot should hold sufficient back-elevator pressure to keep the nose wheel off the surface. Using back-elevator pressure and engine power, the pilot can control the rate at which the weight of the airplane is transferred from the wings to the wheels.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare during a soft-field landing and his use of an improper soft-field landing procedure, which resulted in a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA18CA277
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 12:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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