# Accident 19961124036329A: Cessna 172N, Olive Branch, MS, November 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9493° N, 89.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9493&lon=-89.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739ZA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739ZA-2013-05-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961124036329A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED LANDING THEN LANDED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE. IMPROPER OR NO RECOVERY ACTION. (-23) WHILE PRACTICING SOLO LANDINGS ON HIS FOURTH LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED, DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TOUCH DOWN A GUST OF WIND OCCURRED RESULTING IN THE AICRAFT BECOMING AIR BOURNE AGAIN WITH THE RESULTANT TOUCH DOWN BEING HARD AND ON THE NOSE WHEEL.

## 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 MIA97LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA030), Nov 24, 1996: Cessna 172N (N739ZA), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a ballooned/bounced landing. The gusty wind was a related factor.

## Other reports on N739ZA (1)

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

- [Accident 19980706015989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706015989A), Jul 6, 1998: Cessna 172N (N739ZA), Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. On July 6, 1998, about 0755 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N739ZA, veered off the left side of the runway, hit a ditch and impacted small trees, while…

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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