# Accident 19960604014969A: Cessna 172N, Ramona, CA, June 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1996, 18:50 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0700° N, 116.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0700&lon=-116.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PS-2022-07-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 18 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604014969A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED BLINDED BY SUN LANDING. IMPACTED RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. PORPOISED. 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 LAX96LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA237), Jun 5, 1996: Cessna 172N (N738PS), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged and delayed landing flare, and inadequate recovery technique from a bounced landing (porpoise). Sun glare was a factor in the accident.

## Other reports on N738PS (1)

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

- [Accident 19840927075999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840927075999A), Sep 27, 1984: Cessna 172N (N738PS), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Could not rotate at 50 KIAS. At 70 KTS became airborne, pitched up. Pilot lowered nose, dived to runway.

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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