# Incident 19890703043309I: Cessna 152, Grand Forks, ND, July 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1989, 13:08 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5355Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5355Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703043309I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE DOWN RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5355Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20000523017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000523017569I), May 23, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5355Q), Portland, OR, Minor damage. (-23)The student pilot made a hard landing on the third solo flight. Wind and weather not a factor. The pilot stated that she didn't take corrective action…

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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