# Accident 19890709021089A: Cessna 172M, Minneapolis, MN, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 15:25 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0596° N, 93.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0596&lon=-93.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6938H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6938H-1990-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 88 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709021089A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON FINAL BOUNCE. PILOT SKILL A FACTOR.

## 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 MKC89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA157), Jul 9, 1989: Cessna 172 (N6938H), Crystal, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, DUE TO AN IMPROPER LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERAL BOUNCES. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED IN OVERLOAD DURING THE BOUNCED LANDING.

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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