# Accident 19960506010149A: Cessna 172P, Winston Salem, NC, May 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1602° N, 80.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1602&lon=-80.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97277, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97277-2017-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 42 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960506010149A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. PUSHED NOSE GEAR INTO ENGINE. SPREAD GEAR. DAMAGE TO BOTTOM AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL96LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA086), May 6, 1996: Cessna 172 (N97277), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the elevator in response to a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N97277 (3)

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

- [Accident 20151109022129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151109022129A), Nov 9, 2015: Cessna 172P (N97277), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. On 11/09/2015 notification came in from adf airways a 14 CFR part 141 flight school located in Miami-executive airport (tmb). The flight school assitant chief…
- [Accident 20141030021859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141030021859A), Oct 30, 2014: Cessna 172P (N97277), Kendall, FL, Substantial damage. Cessna 172P single engine airplane sustained substantial damage when it hard landed on its nose landing gear, on runway 9R during touch and go's at the…
- [Incident 20041027026689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041027026689I), Oct 27, 2004: Cessna 172P (N97277), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Nose landing gear nose wheel retaining yoke broke on impact at landing. Nose tire separated from aircraft. Aircraft skidded to halt. Investigation…

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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