# NTSB Accident ATL89LA170
> **CESSNA R172E** · 1989-06-16 · BIRMINGHAM, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89LA170
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28496
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-16
- **Location:** BIRMINGHAM, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.489784, -86.729873
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R172E
- **Registration:** N48257
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.  THE FACT THAT THE PILOT WAS ASKED TWICE TO EXPEDITE THE LANDING CREATED PRESSURE ON THE PILOT AND WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

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