# NTSB Accident MIA97LA197
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-06-27 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA197
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08202
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-27
- **Location:** FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.190755, -80.169204
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N6597Q
- **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 landing gear.

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