NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA91LA082
Registry · N6852H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture
1975 · 16 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750712
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A91870
Registrant of record
SETTER JORY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACHED FOR LANDING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, AND THE INADEQUACY OF THE PILOT'S RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.
Factual narrative
AT THE END OF A PLESURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE TO DECREASE ALTITUDE AND AIRSSPEED. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1991_SEA91LA082.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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