# Accident 20110724015569A: Cessna R172K, Sandy, OR, July 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2011, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4306° N, 122.2419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4306&lon=-122.2419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110724015569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LANDING FOLLOWING A FLIGHT FROM PEARSON AIRPORT IN VANCOUVER, WA TO OG29 IN SANDY, OR.  INSPECTION OF DAMAGE REVEALED WRINKLES IN THE FIREWALL AND SIDE SKIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 WPR11CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA368), Jul 24, 2011: Cessna R172K (N758TT), Sandy, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a 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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