# Accident 19960501043389A: Cessna 172G, Fairbanks, AK, May 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8093° N, 147.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8093&lon=-147.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3795L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3795L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501043389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC96LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA074), May 2, 1996: Cessna 172 (N3795L), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's premature flare and the flight instructor's failure to perform remedial action prior to the hard landing.

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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