| Crash location | 32.806667°N, 111.586666°W |
| Nearest city | Eloy, AZ
32.755896°N, 111.554844°W 4.0 miles away |
| Tail number | N8293E |
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| Accident date | 15 Sep 2012 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot stated that difficulty activating the pilot controlled lighting at the airport resulted in entering the base leg of the traffic pattern higher and closer to the runway than normal. He was high and fast on final, and landed at the midfield point. He landed the airplane hard on the nose wheel and porpoised at least twice while attempting to complete the landing. Post flight inspection revealed damage to the airplane's firewall.
The pilot's improper flare, and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.