# Accident 20091020050699A: Cessna 172S, Grand Forks, ND, October 20, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2009, 12:20 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.9472° N, 97.1739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9472&lon=-97.1739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519ND) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091020050699A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 20, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1220 HOURS, CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT, N519ND, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 141 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT GRAND FORKS, ND.REV. COMPLETED 11/12/2009

## 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 CEN10CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA025), Oct 20, 2009: Cessna 172S (N519ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N519ND (2)

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

- [Incident 20190531005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190531005539I), May 31, 2019: Cessna 172S (N519ND), St. Augustine, FL, No damage. Suspected bird strike on landing roll-out on the right wing.
- [Accident 20100426033459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100426033459A), Apr 26, 2010: Cessna 172S (N519ND), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Damaged firewall was found by a instructor on a preflight. No way to tell when the damage occurred or who was flying at the time of the damage.

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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