# Accident 19980306002839A: Cessna 172P, Destin, FL, March 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3998° N, 86.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3998&lon=-86.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53456, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 14 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980306002839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA98LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA095), Mar 6, 1998: Cessna 172P (N53456), Destin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N53456 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100724042919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724042919I), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 172P (N53456), Panama City Bea, FL, No damage. On 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.…

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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