Hard landing Accident Cessna 170A N9285A, Saturday 19 April 2014

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Date:	Saturday 19 April 2014
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 170A
Owner/operator:
Registration:	N9285A
MSN:	19373
Year of manufacture:	1950
Total airframe hrs:	5678 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-300A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Huron, SD (SD55) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Huron-Howes Airport, SD (HON/KHON)
Destination airport:	Huron, SD (SD55)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot indicated that the airplane landed hard and the right main landing gear collapsed. Images of the airplane revealed substantial fuselage deformation damage above the landing gear. The pilot indicated that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions in reference to the flight.

Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate flare resulting in a hard landing.

Accident investigation: