# NTSB Accident CHI07CA054
> **Cessna 172S** · 2007-01-03 · Alton, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07CA054
- **Event ID:** 20070123X00082
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-01-03
- **Location:** Alton, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.890277, -90.046112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N364MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the airplane impacting a runway sign.  A factor in the accident was the student pilot's misjudged landing flare.

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