LUZERNE, MI, USA
N395ES
Cessna 172R
The airplane was damaged during a nose over following a nose gear collapse while landing. The pilot said that during landing the '... plane ballooned and gained noticeable altitude. At this point I [the pilot] determined that it was too late to do a go-around. During the attempt to get on the runway, main gear contact was made very hard, bouncing plane airborne. Then the plane porpoised down the runway until the nose gear collapsed.' The pilot indicated no mechanical failure or malfunction in his report of the accident. A postaccident examination of the aircraft failed to reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. The pilot's airman certificate was issued on July 6, 2000. The pilot listed, in his written report, 88.1 hours total flight time and 29.9 hours as pilot in command.
On August 4, 2000, at 2100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N395ES, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a nose over following a nose gear collapse while landing on runway 36 (2,600 feet by 100 feet, dry turf), at the Lost Creek Airport (5Y4), Luzerne, Michigan. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was on a visual flight rules flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight originated from the South Bend Regional Airport, South Bend, Indiana at 1815 and was en route to 5Y4. In a written statement, the pilot said that during landing the "... plane ballooned and gained noticeable altitude. At this point I [the pilot] determined that it was too late to do a go-around. During the attempt to get on the runway, main gear contact was made very hard, bouncing plane airborne. Then the plane porpoised down the runway until the nose gear collapsed." The pilot indicated no mechanical failure or malfunction in his report of the accident. A postaccident examination of the aircraft failed to reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. The pilot's airman certificate was issued on July 6, 2000. The pilot listed, in his written report, 88.1 hours total flight time and 29.9 hours as pilot in command.
the misjudged flare and porpoise encountered during landing by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the collapse of the nose gear.
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