# NTSB Accident FTW97LA138
> **Cessna 172K** · 1997-03-25 · TELLURIDE, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA138
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07543
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-25
- **Location:** TELLURIDE, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.939502, -107.90026
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N686JF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.  A factor was the snow bank.

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