# Accident 19961120036199A: Cessna 172P, Mesa, AZ, November 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1996, 15:56 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5103° N, 111.5810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5103&lon=-111.5810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26FR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 19 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961120036199A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE GEAR FIRST. PORPOISED. FAILED USE PROPER RECOVERY PROCEDURE. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX97LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA048), Nov 20, 1996: Cessna 172P (N26FR), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery technique, which led to an inadvertent porpoise.

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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