# Accident 20070625009419A: Cessna 172S, Long Beach, CA, June 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2007, 13:33 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8175° N, 118.1514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8175&lon=-118.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N137RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 37 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070625009419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT BALLOONED DURING HIS LANDING FLARE. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST WITH FULL POWER. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, PROP, FIREWALL AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 SEA07CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA182), Jun 25, 2007: Cessna 172S (N137RJ), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a hard landing. The crosswind was a factor.

## Other reports on N137RJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20250223001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250223001019A), Feb 23, 2025: Cessna 172S (N137RJ), Pomona, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft with CFI and student pilot departed kpoc at 14:15L on 02/23/2025 for the local practice area to practice private pilot maneuvers. The aircraft…

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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