# Accident 19890616024609A: Cessna R172E, Birmingham, AL, June 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4898° N, 86.7299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4898&lon=-86.7299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48257-1990-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 648 total, 28 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616024609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRYING TO EXPEDITE LANDING DUE TO F4 JETS ON APPROACH. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. FAILED TO TRIM FOR LANDING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA170), Jun 16, 1989: Cessna R172E (N48257), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE FACT THAT THE PILOT WAS ASKED TWICE TO EXPEDITE THE LANDING CREATED PRESSURE ON THE PILOT AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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