# Accident 19890827031849A: Cessna 172N, Madison, MS, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: Madison, MS
- Airport: Bruce Campbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4500° N, 90.1000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4500&lon=-90.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5215E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5215E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827031849A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING UNTIL PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY THEN VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA89LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA235), Aug 27, 1989: Cessna 172N (N5215E), Madison, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN PORPOISING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND AN UNCONTROLLED GROUND SWERVE.

## Other reports on N5215E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250708009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250708009479I), Jul 8, 2025: Cessna 172N (N5215E), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. Airman (CFI) was doing a discovery flight with a student in the left seat. Airman stated steering was ineffective and decided to not continue the planned…
- [Incident 20010809021889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809021889I), Aug 9, 2001: Cessna 172N (N5215E), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) On August 10, 2001, 0950 hours eastern daylight savings time, a Cessna 172N, N5215E, ran off runway 4 at Bader field, Atlantic City, NJ (aiy). The…

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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