# Accident 19820812037889A: Cessna 172M, Marlboro, MA, August 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Marlboro, MA
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3432° N, 71.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3432&lon=-71.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5451H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5451H-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812037889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT LEVELED OFF AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH DURING LANDING, RESULTING IN STALL AND HARD LANDING BREAKING NOSE GEAR OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA194), Aug 12, 1982: Cessna 172M (N5451H), Marlboro, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5451H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790411007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411007349A), Apr 11, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5451H), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot experienced downdraft on final. Left wing struck tree. Landed safely.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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