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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Fairbanks, AK · May 1, 1996

Date
May 1, 1996 · 18:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3795L
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA074
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
810 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student made hard landing but dual session continued. Found later to have control binding due to bent firewall.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING BUT DUAL SESSION CONTINUED. FOUND LATER TO HAVE CONTROL BINDING DUE TO BENT FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.