# Accident 19920915039349A: Cessna 172P, Detroit, MI, September 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2007° N, 83.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2007&lon=-83.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96593, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96593-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 5 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915039349A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. DAMAGED GEAR AND FUSELAGE.INSTRUCTION ON RECOVERY BAD BOUNCES NOT INDICATED.

## 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 CHI92LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA278), Sep 15, 1992: Cessna 172P (N96593), Yipslanti, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE FLARE DURING LANDING AND NOT PERFORMING A RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N96593 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870802047389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802047389A), Aug 2, 1987: Cessna 172P (N96593), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. While taxiing to ramp strong winds caused the right wing and tail to lift and the aircraft nosed down.

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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