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MIA89LA235

1989-08-27 · MADISON, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MBO

Current FAA registration · N5215E

Make / Model
CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture
1978 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19781106
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A68FB1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN PORPOISING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND AN UNCONTROLLED GROUND SWERVE.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT RPRTD THAT DRG A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BOUNCED, THEN PORPOISED 3 TIMES. ON THE 3RD TOUCHDOWN, THE PROP CONTACTED THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RWY & CAME TO REST WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_MIA89LA235.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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