Idaho County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Grangeville, Idaho 83530
Tuesady, May 8, 2012 9:00 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot said that the airplane landed on all three wheels and bounced back into the air. The airplane stalled, impacted the runway, and bounced into the air again. The airplane then landed on its nosewheel, which resulted in a broken wheel and a flat tire. The airplane then slid off the left side of the runway, where the left wing contacted the ground and sustained substantial damage.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/8/2012
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 900
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Grangeville
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83530
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator --
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude 455633N
Event Location Longitude 1160724W
Event Location Airport Idaho County Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID GIC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 3314
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 856 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 306
Weather Observation Facility ID LWS
Elevation of weather observation facility 1428
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 45
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 12
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 340
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.12
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29943
NTSB Notification Source FAA Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record May 23 2012 5:55PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N207YH
NTSB Number WPR12CA194
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed Company VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 207A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 20700637
Certified Max Gross Weight 3600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 8
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Mar 17 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4781
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name INTER-STATE AVIATION INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4800 AIRPORT COMPLEX N
Aircraft Owner City PULLMAN
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 99163
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name INTER-STATE AVIATION INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 4800 AIRPORT COMPLEX N
Operator City PULLMAN
Operator State WA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 99163
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) --
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code LWS
Departure City Lewiston
Departure State ID
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 835
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code GIC
Destination City Grangeville
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 23 2012 5:50PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 07
Runway Length 5101
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --