# NTSB Accident LAX02LA135
> **Cessna 172M** · 2002-03-24 · Avalon, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02LA135
- **Event ID:** 20020419X00547
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-24
- **Location:** Avalon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.379001, -118.450332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N61737
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise.

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