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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Avalon, CA · June 16, 1996

Date
June 16, 1996 · 15:02 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Catalina Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6261D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA235
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
111 total11 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control on hard landing. Bounced porpoised. Drifted into parked aircraft. Failed flare. Had hit nose first.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON HARD LANDING. BOUNCED PORPOISED. DRIFTED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT. FAILED FLARE. HAD HIT NOSE FIRST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.