# NTSB Accident GAA16CA188
> **CESSNA 172** · 2016-04-06 · Payson, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA188
- **Event ID:** 20160412X55159
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-06
- **Location:** Payson, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.256942, -111.339164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N5275S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, resulting in the subsequent porpoise during landing and substantial damage to the firewall.

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