Cessna 172M N73601

Summary

On 13 December 1995 at about 22:51 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73601 was involved in an accident near Palm Springs, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 December 1995 at 22:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Palm Springs, California, United States

Nearest airport

Palm Springs Regional (PSP)

Coordinates

33.8493, -116.5604

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N73601

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Thermal

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA071

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in porpoising during a downwind emergency landing. The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Tower personnel reported that the aircraft departed runway 31L and had reached 300 to 500 feet above ground level when the pilot radioed that he was experiencing engine difficulty. The pilot made a right 180-degree turn and was cleared to land on parallel runway 13L. The aircraft landed long on the runway and porpoised/bounced, collapsing the nosegear assembly. The aircraft came to rest upright at the departure end of runway 13L. The surface wind was northwesterly at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.