# NTSB CHI80FET03: Cessna 172M, N5111Q, Mentone, IN, November 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1979
- Place: Mentone, IN · MENTONE, IN
- Location: 41.1738° N, 86.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mentone, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1738&lon=-86.0384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3664  79/11/13 NR.MENTONE,IN         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 137
        TIME - 1630                    N5111Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MENTONE,IN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5111Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5111Q-2013-11-26), registration cancelled 2013-11-26, S/N 17261753, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mentone

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791113041699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113041699A), Nov 13, 1979: Cessna 172M, Mentone, IN, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Nose wheel collapsed. Airplane nosed over.

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.

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