# NTSB CHI92LA278: Cessna 172P, N96593, Yipslanti, MI, September 15, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 15, 1992, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Yipslanti, MI
- Coordinates: 42.200683, -83.480842 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2007&lon=-83.4808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92LA278
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15549/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA278

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S PREMATURE FLARE DURING LANDING AND NOT PERFORMING A RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate transition/upgrade training, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - touchdown - uncontrolled, pilot in command
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command
  - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE.  HE SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING ABOUT TEN FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, AND 1,000 FEET FROM THE NUMBERS, WHEN THE '...WHEELS HIT THE RUNWAY.'  THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED THREE TO FOUR TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP WITH A PARTIALLY COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.  THE PILOT STATED HE HAD TWO HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION DURING THE CHECKOUT IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT RECALL IF HE HAD RECEIVED TRAINING IN RECOVERIES FROM BAD LANDINGS DURING THE CHECKOUT.  HE SAID HIS LOGBOOK DID NOT SHOW THE TRAINING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96593](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96593-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 17276092, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17276092
- Airframe hours: 3531
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Air One Aviation
- Registered owner: Air One Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 17, 1992, 461 hours before
- Airport: YIP, Willow Run, runway 27, 7,294 × 160 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 62 total, 5 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: YIP, 1 nm away

## 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 19920915039349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915039349A), Sep 15, 1992: Cessna 172P, Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Damaged gear and fuselage. Instruction on recovery bad bounces not indicated.

## Other investigations on N96593 (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 CHI87LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA184), Aug 2, 1987: Cessna 172Q (N96593), Belleville, MI, substantial damage

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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