# Accident 19960612016549A: Cessna 172M, Sedona, AZ, June 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9395° N, 111.9406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9395&lon=-111.9406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12341, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12341) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,215 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960612016549A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED LANDING. TAXIED TO RAMP. HAD RUPTURED NOSEWHEEL TIRE SIDE WALL. DAMAGED FIREWALL AND NOSED 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 LAX96LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA246), Jun 12, 1996: Cessna 172M (N12341), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. The variable/gusty/quartering tail wind was a related 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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