# Accident 19910405011909A: Cessna 172A, Hood River, OR, April 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1991, 09:20 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6109° N, 121.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6109&lon=-121.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9852T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9852T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,153 total, 73 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405011909A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING DURING PRACTICE OF ROUGH WATER LANDING, COMBINED WITH WAVES, BROKE LEFT STRUT.

## 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 SEA91LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA080), Apr 5, 1991: Cessna 172A (N9852T), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATELY PLANNED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE ROUGH WATER LANDING CONDITIONS, POOR SUPERVISION BY THE CFI, AND THE OVERLOAD CONDITION TO THE FLOAT…

## Other reports on N9852T (1)

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

- [Accident 20060108000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060108000399A), Jan 8, 2006: Cessna 172A (N9852T), Othello, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was taking off when the front wheel began to shimmy. He staed he thought he could keep the aircraft straight, but it began to pull to the left.…

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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