Accident · 2002-12-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-12-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S (N782SP)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Airsports Aviation Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Airsports Aviation
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Source: NTSB case NYC03LA032Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.