# NTSB Accident ATL03LA060
> **Cessna 172P** · 2003-03-09 · Concord, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03LA060
- **Event ID:** 20030314X00335
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-09
- **Location:** Concord, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.385276, -80.709724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N52546
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare during touchdown and failure to properly recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and inflight collision with the runway. A factor was the pilot did not understand the porpoise condition during landing.

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