# Accident 19970914046899A: Cessna 172M, Long Beach, CA, September 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1997, 10:45 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8210° N, 118.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8210&lon=-118.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61913, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61913-1998-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914046899A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1997, AT 1045 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N61913, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 25R AT THE LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM LONG BEACH AT 0900. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED FOR A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN. SHE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED SLIGHTLY ON LANDING. DURING THE RECOVERY, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK HARD AND THE NOSE TIRE DEFLATED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED, SHE CLEARED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM A GROUND CONTROLLER TO TAXI TO THE PARKING AREA. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON OCTOBER 9, 1997, FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX97LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA332), Sep 14, 1997: Cessna 172M (N61913), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged landing flare which led to a balloon and subsequent hard landing.

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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