Cessna 172S N548ND

Summary

On 5 September 2011 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N548ND, operated by University of North Dakota, was involved in an accident near Bemidji, Minnesota, 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

5 September 2011 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bemidji, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI)

Coordinates

47.5100, -94.9356

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N548ND

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

University of North Dakota

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Forks → Bemidji

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA624

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that the airplane ballooned during the flare and then dropped hard onto the runway, resulting in a hard landing. The airplane bounced three times before the student pilot initiated a go-around and landed uneventfully. The postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that the firewall sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported that the airplane did not have a mechanical or system failure prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.