# Accident 19960322007499A: Cessna 172N, New Smyrna Beac, FL, March 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VNWV
- Location: 29.0202° N, 80.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0202&lon=-80.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75770, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75770) (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: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322007499A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO LATE ON SEVENTH PRACTICE LANDING. BOUNCED. PORPOISED PANICKED AND LOST CONTROL. COLLAPSED 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 MIA96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA105), Mar 22, 1996: Cessna 172N (N75770), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise, and subsequent overload failure of the nose gear.

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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