Cessna 172S N519ND
20 October 2009 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 2009 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N519ND, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Forks International (KGFK)
- Coordinates
- 47.9472, -97.1739
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N519ND
- 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
- CEN10CA025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 second landing on his first solo flight. He stated that the airplane was on a stabilized approach as it crossed over the runway threshold at 63 knots. He reduced engine power and began to flare as the airplane was abeam the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) system. He reported that the landing flare was "somewhat short" and that the airplane landed hard on its main landing gear. He reduced his back pressure on the control yoke and the nose wheel contacted the runway. The airplane then bounced several times, alternating between the nose and main landing gear, before stabilizing on a landing rollout. A postaccident inspection of the aircraft revealed the lower engine firewall and forward floorboards were substantially deformed. The student pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172P | Livermore, California, United States | Wollard Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172E | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172 | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Av-Ed Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172N | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Alliance Flight Training, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172N | Johnson County Exec Airport, Kansas, United States | Registration Pending | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Cessna 172M | Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States | Round Top Flyers LLC | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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