# NTSB Accident LAX02LA133
> **Cessna 172S** · 2002-04-05 · Phoenix, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA133
- **Event ID:** 20020417X00528
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-05
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.688331, -112.083335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N3512T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot flaring the airplane too high above the runway causing a stall and resulting in the hard landing.  Factors relating to the accident were the light conditions (dusk) and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of airplane.

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