# Accident 19970416006019A: Cessna 172N, Lincoln Park, NJ, April 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1997
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1405E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1405E-2015-05-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970416006019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, LANDED HARD, PORPOISED, LOST NOSE WHEEL, FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA077), Apr 16, 1997: Cessna 172N (N1405E), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing, collapsed nose gear, loss of directional control, and subsequent nose over.

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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