# Accident 20081228857459A: Cessna CE-172S, Girdwood, AK, December 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9661° N, 149.1258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9661&lon=-149.1258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N453SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA CE-172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 760 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081228857459A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT THE STUDENT'S POOR APPROACH.  AS A RESULT, THE STUDENT (A PRIVATE PILOT) LANDED WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED WELL BEYOND THE NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ZONE ON THE SNOW-COVERED 2000 FOOT RUNWAY.  NEITHER THE CFI NOR STUDENT INITIATED A GO AROUND.  BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SNOW BANK AT THE END OF RUNWAY 19.

## 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 ANC09CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA016), Dec 28, 2008: Cessna 172S (N453SP), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's lack of action to correct a high and fast landing approach which resulted in a long landing, and subsequent collision with a snow berm at the end of the runway. Contributing…

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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