# Accident 19990827026929A: Cessna 172N, Olive Branch, MS, August 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9500° N, 89.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9500&lon=-89.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4521E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4521E-2018-01-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 907 total, 139 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990827026929A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 27, 1999, ABOUT 1000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N4521E, REGISTERED TO DOUGLAS AVIATION INC., IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING A LANDING AT THE OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT, OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18, AND HAD BEEN FLYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR.  HE SAID HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE AND THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED FIRST CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE.  HE TAXIED TO THE PARKING RAMP, SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN, AND NOTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM, THERE WAS NO CONTROL, OR ENGINE PROBLEMS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (.4)ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT SAID HE HELD 75 KNOTS IAS, AND OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, HE DECREASED AIRSPEED TO BETWEEN 65 AND 70 KNOTS. ONCE IN GROUND EFFECT, HE TRIED TO RAISE THE NOSE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  DURING THE FLARE, THE NOSEWHEEL HIT FIRST CAUSING A BOUNCE AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO PORPOISE.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY APPLYING BACK-PRESSURE.  ONCE ON THE GROUND HE TAXIED TO THE PARKING RAMP, SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN, AND NOTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM.  HE DID NOT REPORT ANY CONTROL, OR ENGINE PROBLEMS.            (-23)AIRCRAFT WAS FAST ON APPROACH.  DURING LANDING FLAIR THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND FIRE WALL.

## 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 MIA99LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA239), Aug 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N4521E), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare, resulting in the nose gear impacting the runway, and 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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