# Accident 19960513020309A: Cessna 172M, Findlay, OH, May 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Airport: Findlay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0398° N, 83.6410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0398&lon=-83.6410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73664, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73664-2013-05-07) (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 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960513020309A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON FAST LANDING ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. STALLED . SLAMMED ONTO RUNWAY. FAILED USE POWER TO REFLARE. (-23) ON 05/14/96, STUDENT PILOT JOSHUA PYERS WAS PERFORMING HIS CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM CMH-BJJ-FDY-CMH. DURING HIS LANDING AT FDY, MR. PYERS INDICATED HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE 5-10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES.

## 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 IAD96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA084), May 13, 1996: Cessna 172M (N73664), Findlay, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged flare during landing.

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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