Glendale Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Glendale, Arizona 85307
Thursday, April 26, 2012 13:30 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he was landing the airplane in gusting wind conditions and encountered windshear during the landing flare. After landing hard, the airplane bounced, and the pilot applied corrective actions; however, the airplane touched down a second time, on its nosewheel, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate flare and compensation for gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/26/2012
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1330
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Glendale
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 85307
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 333136N
Event Location Longitude 1121742W
Event Location Airport Glendale Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KGEU
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1071
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1247 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID KGEU
Elevation of weather observation facility 1347
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 12000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 14
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 24
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.95
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 32121
NTSB Notification Source FAA Scottsdale FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 29 2013 2:25PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N320ME
NTSB Number WPR12LA444
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172S
Aircraft Series Identifier S
Aircraft Serial Number 172S8565
Certified Max Gross Weight 2299
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 4
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 5 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 30
Airframe Hours 5055
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CALL THE BALL AVIATION LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City PHOENIX
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 850418319
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name CALL THE BALL AVIATION LLC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City PHOENIX
Operator State AZ
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 850418319
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KGEU
Departure City Glendale
Departure State AZ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1155
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KGEU
Destination City Glendale
Destination State AZ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 29 2013 2:25PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 7150
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --