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CHI05LA227

2005-08-11 · Zeeland, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Z98

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The inadequate flare by the pilot during landing.

Factual narrative

On August 11, 2005, at 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N632FA, operated by Benz Aviation LLC, as a rental/instructional airplane, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a hard landing on runway 02 (3,800 feet by 60 feet, asphalt) at Ottawa Executive Airport (Z98), Zeeland, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 student solo instructional flight was not operating on a flight plan. The student pilot received no injuries. The local flight originated from Z98 at 0930. The pilot stated that the airplane bounced after she did not flare "enough." The instructional airplane received substantial damage during a bounced landing. The student pilot stated that she did not flare enough. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2005_CHI05LA227.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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