# NTSB Accident CHI97LA250
> **Cessna 172M** · 1997-08-06 · KEOKUK, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA250
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08579
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-06
- **Location:** KEOKUK, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.400699, -91.399124
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N13353
- **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 porpoise, failure (collapse) of the nose gear, and a subsequent nose over.

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