# Accident 19951213040519A: Cessna 172M, Palm Springs, CA, December 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1995, 14:51 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8493° N, 116.5604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8493&lon=-116.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73601, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 711 total, 671 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951213040519A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT. REVERSED COURSE AND MADE HARD DOWNWIND LANDING ON 13L. PORPOISED. FOLDED 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 LAX96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA071), Dec 13, 1995: Cessna 172M (N73601), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in porpoising during a downwind emergency landing. The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons 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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