# Accident 19901129054729A: Cessna 172N, Vero Beach, FL, November 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1990, 07:55 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6405° N, 80.3890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6405&lon=-80.3890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733UC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733UC) (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: 207 total, 57 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129054729A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR BLEW TIRE AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 MIA91LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA038), Nov 29, 1990: Cessna 172N (N733UC), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFROM A PROPER LANDING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N733UC (1)

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

- [Incident 19920706029389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920706029389I), Jul 6, 1992: Cessna 172N (N733UC), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft began porpoising. Propeller struck runway.

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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