# NTSB Accident MIA96LA105
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1996-03-22 · NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA105
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05460
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-22
- **Location:** NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.020208, -80.91983
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N75770
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise, and subsequent overload failure of the nose gear.

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