# Accident 19960824025259A: Cessna 172H, Durango, CO, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 11:10 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Durango-La Plata County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2708° N, 107.8800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2708&lon=-107.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3782F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3782F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 204 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824025259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT SAID UNICOM REPORTED THE WINDS AS 'LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 4 KNOTS' AND SHE ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 02.  SHE DEPLOYED FULL FLAPS AND SLOWED TO 70 MPH.  AS THE AIRPLANE CROSSED OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, SHE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND FLARED FOR LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED.  THE PILOT SAID SHE SUSPECTED SHE FLARED TOO HIGH.

## 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 FTW96LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA362), Aug 24, 1996: Cessna 172H (N3782F), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flaring of the airplane at too high an altitude, resulting in a hard 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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