# Accident 19950220004499A: Cessna 172P, Redlands, CA, February 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0000° N, 117.1198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.1198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51920, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51920) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 51 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220004499A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON THE LANDING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE PILOT LANDED AT SANTA BARBARA AND STATED THAT HE FELT A THUMP OR A "PORPOISE" DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. ON INSPECTION, HE FOUND A RED FLUID ON THE ENGINE COWLING. NO MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS MADE. PILOT DEPARTED FOR REDLANDS, ON LANDING, HE STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND WAS UNEVENTFUL TO THAT POINT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE NOSE WAS LOWERED, HE GOT A HEAVY THUMP AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO THE PROP STRIKE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT TWO (2) BOLTS ON THE NOSE GEAR HAD SHEARED. THERE ARE 7,500 PLUS HOURS ON THE AIRFRAME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.                                                                    (.4)  ON FEBRUARY 20, 1995, AT 1630 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N51920, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR FOLLOWING A PORPOISE FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AT REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY REDLANDS AVIATION CORPORATION OF REDLANDS AND RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR F                                     LIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AT 1410. GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 26 AND SAID IT WAS HIGH AND FAST. ABOUT MIDFIELD, THE PILOT DOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR, ENTERED A PORPOISE, AND EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.

## 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 LAX95LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA133), Feb 21, 1995: Cessna 172P (N51920), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's use of an excessive approach speed and glidepath angle and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.

## Other reports on N51920 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890813028919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028919A), Aug 13, 1989: Cessna 172P (N51920), Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced lost control when impact collapsed left main gear and slid off the 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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