| Crash location | 40.723889°N, 73.408056°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Farmingdale, NY
41.400371°N, 74.236260°W 63.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N1895A |
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| Accident date | 21 Mar 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172 |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the student pilot, while returning from his first solo cross-country flight, the airplane landed flat and porpoised. After several bounces, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. The airplane came to a stop after the student pilot steered it onto a taxiway. The student pilot reported a total flight experience of 34 hours, and that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. Variable winds at 5 knots were present at the time of the accident.
The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.