# Accident 19960411014429A: Cessna 402C, St Johns, AZ, April 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1996, 16:05 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5600° N, 109.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5600&lon=-109.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172VB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 371 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411014429A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND FLOATED ON HIGH SPEED CROSSWIND LANDING. BALLOONED OFF END RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR IN UNEVEN FIELD.

## 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 LAX96LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA182), Apr 11, 1996: Cessna 402C (N172VB), St Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, his use of an overly excessive approach speed, and his misjudged distance/altitude relationship to the runway. The wind 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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