# NTSB Accident LAX97LA048
> **Cessna 172P** · 1996-11-20 · MESA, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA048
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07075
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-20
- **Location:** MESA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.510295, -111.58097
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N26FR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery technique, which led to an inadvertent porpoise.

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