# NTSB Accident LAX04CA290
> **Cessna 172S** · 2004-08-13 · Honolulu, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04CA290
- **Event ID:** 20040910X01390
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-13
- **Location:** Honolulu, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.318611, -157.922225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N3554Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard landing.  Also causal was the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and pilot induced porpoise and failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll, which resulted in the nose gear collapsing.

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