# NTSB Accident LAX98LA055
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-11-28 · SAN JOSE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA055
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09212
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-28
- **Location:** SAN JOSE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.32941, -121.770782
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N739HE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed and proper rate of descent, and his misjudged landing flare, which led to an uncontrolled porpoise and eventual collapse of the landing gear.

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