# Incident 19900120031589I: Cessna 172, Marathon, FL, January 20, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1990, 16:35 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Marathon Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9003E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9003E) (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 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120031589I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLARED HIGH. BOUNCED OFF THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL.

## Other reports on N9003E (2)

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

- [Incident 20030515009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515009789I), May 15, 2003: Cessna 172N (N9003E), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) N9003E was at the hold area at the approach end of runway 9L in the #1 position preparing for takeoff when the opa-Locka tower ground controller…
- [Incident 19940204000899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940204000899I), Feb 4, 1994: Cessna 172N (N9003E), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Flaps malfunction on training flight. Returned to airport. Inboard flap track had jammed.

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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