# Accident 19970327010039A: Cessna 172M, Pompano Beach, FL, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997, 10:23 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2298° N, 80.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2298&lon=-80.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5123H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5123H-2013-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327010039A

## Narrative

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

ON 2ND SOLO. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. FAILED GO AROUND. STOPPED RUNWAY EDGE. DAMAGED FIREWALL AND WING SPAR. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON 3RD SUPERVISED SOLO.  UPON LANDING FLAT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BOUNCE AND PORPOISE.  AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROP, NOSE GEAR, AND LEFT WING.  PILOT WAS GIVEN ADDITIONAL 6.2 HOURS TRAINING ON LANDING PROCEDURES ON 03/30/97, AND DEMONSTRATED SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE TO CONTINUE WITH HIS TRAINING PROGRAM.

## 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 MIA97LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA108), Mar 27, 1997: Cessna 172M (N5123H), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in overload failure of the nose gear.

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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