# Accident 20110507030409A: Cessna 172C, May 7, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2011, 08:00 local time
- Airport: Grants Pass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5061° N, 123.3861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5061&lon=-123.3861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8287X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8287X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA489) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110507030409A

## Narrative

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

FIREWALL DAMAGE FOUND DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT OWNER THINKS IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A HARD LANDING.

## 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 WPR11CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA489), May 7, 2011: Cessna 172C (N8287X), Grants Pass, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N8287X (1)

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

- [Accident 20040314005469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040314005469A), Mar 14, 2004: Cessna 172C (N8287X), Thermal, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 14, 2004 the pilot in command of N8287X commenced a flight from desert center airport, desert center, CA (L64) to his privately owned 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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