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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Grand Forks, ND · June 13, 2013

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Date
June 13, 2013 · 13:24 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Airport
Mark Andrews International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
OG5S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N552ND
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13LA348
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total86 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N552NDRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10859Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC bounced on landing then applied full power to go around. Witnesses stated aircraft stalled and turned to left from approximately 50 feet AGL hitting runway with left wing and nose of aircraft. Aircraft bounced and landed 90 degrees to direction of travel about 50 feet from impact point. Aircraft cowling, propeller, and nose gear remained at initial impact point.

As the FAA filed it

PIC BOUNCED ON LANDING THEN APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND. WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT STALLED AND TURNED TO LEFT FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL HITTING RUNWAY WITH LEFT WING AND NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND LANDED 90 DEGREES TO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ABOUT 50 FEET FROM IMPACT POINT. AIRCRAFT COWLING, PROPELLER, AND NOSE GEAR REMAINED AT INITIAL IMPACT POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA348Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Forks, NDThe student pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the go-around.Jun 13, 2013 · Substantial damage