# Accident 19900307003489A: Cessna 172N, Clearwater, FL, March 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1990, 15:15 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9767° N, 82.7587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clearwater Air Park (CLW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9767&lon=-82.7587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73929, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73929) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900307003489A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND PORPOISED, RAN OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING. NOSE WHEEL DUG IN SAND. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MIA90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA080), Mar 7, 1990: Cessna 172N (N73929), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISE AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GUSTY CROSSWIND, AND…

## Other reports on N73929 (2)

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

- [Accident 20170821011289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821011289A), Aug 21, 2017: Cessna 172N (N73929), Guntersville, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot departed calhoun, ga on a cross country flight to Guntersville, AL. The takeoff and enroute portion from calhoun to Guntersville was uneventful. The…
- [Incident 19870616036869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616036869I), Jun 16, 1987: Cessna 172N (N73929), Sarasota - Brad, FL. The aircraft became slow on final and struck an approach light. Pilot failed to add power. Suspect wake turbulence

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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