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Cessna 172M N5123H

27 March 1997 · Pompano Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 March 1997 at about 15:23 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N5123H, operated by Airborne Systems, was involved in an accident near Pompano Beach, Florida, 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.

The record

Date
at 15:23
Classification
Accident
Location
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Pompano Beach Airpark (PMP)
Coordinates
26.2298, -80.1291
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N5123H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Airborne Systems
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA97LA108

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in overload failure of the nose gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a student pilot made an approach for the third and final landing, the airplane touched down and began to porpoise. The student did not apply power, and the porpoising continued 4 or 5 times until the nose landing gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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