# Accident 20120710014209A: Cessna 172S, Grand Forks, ND, July 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2012, 14:20 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.9494° N, 97.1761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9494&lon=-97.1761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N548ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N548ND) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710014209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING, FLARED LATE CAUSING HARD LANDING CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE FIREWALL.STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE:# ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CEN12CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA426), Jul 10, 2012: Cessna 172S (N548ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N548ND (1)

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

- [Accident 20110905019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110905019639A), Sep 5, 2011: Cessna 172S (N548ND), Bemidji, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot cross country flight. A hard landing was made on the first leg at bji, the student continued to fosston, MN and returned to gfk where a 2nd hard…

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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