Accident · 1992-03-09

NTSB case LAX92LA140 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-03-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N98662)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: American Flyers Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN FLYERS, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED LANDING FLARE AND HER IMPROPER BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY TECHNIQUE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE AIRPLANE'S EXCESSIVE APPROACH AIRSPEED AND THE STUDENT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA140

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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