# NTSB Accident FTW89LA158
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1989-09-02 · BELLVILLE, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89LA158
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29375
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-02
- **Location:** BELLVILLE, TX, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N13620
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE GEAR FAILURE.

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