# Accident 19970926037609A: Cessna 172N, Raleigh, NC, September 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1997, 15:10 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5408° N, 78.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5408&lon=-78.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75522, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75522) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970926037609A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. ADDED POWER PULLED AFT YOKE. STALLED. IMPACT ON NOSE GEAR.(-23) PILOT PORPOISED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANED HARD ON NOSEWHEEL. NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF AND AIRCRAFT PROP STRUCK RUNWAY; AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA146), Sep 26, 1997: Cessna 172N (N75522), Fuquay-Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare, improper level-off, and improper recovery from a bounced 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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