# Accident 19950612017729A: Cessna 172N, Las Vegas, NV, June 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1995, 07:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73927, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73927) (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 O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950612017729A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED WENT AROUND. ON LANDING FOUND BLOWN NOSE TIRE. BENT PROP FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 LAX95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA208), Jun 12, 1995: Cessna 172N (N73927), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. His misjudgment of the height above the runway during flare was a factor.

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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