Cessna 172S N525ND

Summary

On 2 July 2009 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N525ND, operated by UND Aerospace Foundation, was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 2009 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Grand Forks International (KGFK)

Coordinates

47.9424, -97.1757

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N525ND

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

UND Aerospace Foundation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Forks → Grand Forks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA402

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident occurred during the student pilot's third landing on his first solo flight. He reported that he flew the final approach between 72 and 74 knots and that he reduced engine power as the airplane crossed-over the runway numbers. He stated that the stall warning horn sounded as he flared, but the aircraft did not descend onto the runway. He reduced his yoke back pressure and the airplane landed hard on the runway. The airplane then proceeded to bounce several times before stabilizing on a landing rollout. An after-flight inspection revealed that one of the propeller blade tips was curled from contact with the runway and that the engine firewall was substantially deformed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.