# Accident 20090907020219A: Cessna 172S, Grand Forks, ND, September 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2009, 22:00 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 46.8369° N, 92.1796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8369&lon=-92.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N568ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N568ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 160 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA586](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA586) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090907020219A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT NEEDED FOR FLIGHT TIME NEEDED FOR COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WHEN HE HAD A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FIREWALL, AND FLOOR STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED DURING NIGHT VFR.

## 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 CEN09LA586](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA586), Sep 7, 2009: Cessna 172S (N568ND), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, resulting in a hard landing and a propeller strike with the ground.

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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