# NTSB Accident LAX05LA180
> **Cessna 172M** · 2005-05-18 · Tucson, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA180
- **Event ID:** 20050525X00669
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-18
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.116111, -110.941108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N9017H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare that induced a porpoise, which resulted in the overload failure of the nose wheel assembly.

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