# NTSB Accident NYC97LA042
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-01-12 · MARLBORO, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA042
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07349
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-12
- **Location:** MARLBORO, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N48693
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose gear.  A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to perform a go-around.

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