# Accident 20090425004409A: Cessna 172E, Waterford, MS, April 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2009, 18:30 local time
- Place: Waterford, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5450° N, 89.6361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5450&lon=-89.6361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5683T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5683T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 17 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090425004409A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON FRIDAY, 4/25/2009, AROUND 1835 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PREPARING TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIR STRIP.  AT TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, NOSED OVER STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND BREAKING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OUT FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.  THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFT OF THE WINGS WAS BUCKLED.  THERE ARE NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA09CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA265), Apr 25, 2009: Cessna 172E (N5683T), Como, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate 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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