| Crash location | 42.583889°N, 70.909722°W |
| Nearest city | Beverly, MA
42.558428°N, 70.880049°W 2.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N13151 |
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| Accident date | 15 Jul 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172S |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot stated that during the landing flare at the Beverly Municipal Airport, Beverly, Massachusetts, he "got hit with a gust of wind" when he touched down. He also stated that the airplane porpoised, landed hard on the nose wheel, and the nose gear collapsed.
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and nose gear collapse. A contributing factor was the wind gust.