# Accident 19970102023159A: Cessna 172N, Anderson, SC, January 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5108° N, 82.6391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5108&lon=-82.6391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1445E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1445E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 3 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970102023159A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. STOPPED ON RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR BENT REARWARD. BELLY SKIN WRINKLED. (-23) DAMAGED AIRPLANE WHILE LANDING AT ANDERSON, S.C.

## 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 ATL97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA032), Jan 2, 1997: Cessna 172N (N1445E), Anderson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the pilot's improper level off.

## Other reports on N1445E (1)

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

- [Incident 20000805019199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805019199I), Aug 5, 2000: Cessna 172N (N1445E), Sylvania, GA. (-23) On August 5, 2000 a call was made by a student pilot and his instructor using a speaker telephone, so both could hear, to the macon afss for the purpose…

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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