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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Destin, FL · March 6, 1998

Date: March 6, 1998 · 10:30 local
Place: Destin, FL
Airport: Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N53456
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA095
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 67 total14 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N53456Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274754 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flared too high landing. Bounced on hard landing. Came down on nosewheel. Firewall buckled. (.4)the pilot stated he flared too high during landing. The airplane touched down and bounced back into the air, then landed hard on the nose wheel, resulting in damage to the firewall. (-23)aircraft experienced hard landing at Destin, FL struck nose wheel and it collasped, causing substantial dmaage to firewall and propellers. FAA inspection at locality at time of accident.

As the FAA filed it

FLARED TOO HIGH LANDING. BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. CAME DOWN ON NOSEWHEEL. FIREWALL BUCKLED. (.4)THE PILOT STATED HE FLARED TOO HIGH DURING LANDING. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, THEN LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. (-23)AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING AT DESTIN, FL STRUCK NOSE WHEEL AND IT COLLASPED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DMAAGE TO FIREWALL AND PROPELLERS. FAA INSPECTION AT LOCALITY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA98LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDestin, FLthe pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.Mar 6, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N53456 · 1

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

Incident 20100724042919IClimb · Panama City Bea, FLOn Saturday July 24, 2010, a rented Cessna 172P belonging to miracle strip aviation took off from coleman kelly field in destin, Florida bound for orlando. While climbing out through 3800FT, the engine lost power. According to the pilot, [privacy data…Jul 24, 2010 · No damage