# Accident 19970925029009A: Cessna 172N, Greenville, SC, September 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1997, 19:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8292° N, 82.3709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8292&lon=-82.3709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738SZ-2019-01-14) (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: 131 total, 6 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970925029009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ABORTED. LANDING NOSE GEAR FIRST RESULT IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, NOSE OV (-23) ON T.O. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED. NOSE WHEEL SHEARED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES.

## 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 ATL97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA140), Sep 25, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738SZ), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the elevator control and delayed liftoff during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise, collision with the runway, and collapse of the nose gear as he aborted…

## Other reports on N738SZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19880407017449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407017449I), Apr 7, 1988: Cessna 172 (N738SZ), China Hill Ag, GA, Minor damage. Wind gust flipped aircraft over during taxi to the ramp. Wind gust reported up to 40 knots.

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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