# NTSB Accident GAA16CA219
> **CESSNA 172** · 2016-05-02 · Mesa, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA219
- **Event ID:** 20160509X10654
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-02
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.304164, -111.656387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N509ND
- **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, which resulted in an abnormal runway contact, porpoise, nose gear collapse, runway excursion, and impact with terrain.

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