# Accident 20171202018649A: Cessna 172S, Park Rapids, MN, December 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2017, 14:36 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 46.9008° N, 95.0725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9008&lon=-95.0725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524ND) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202018649A

## Narrative

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

ANOTHER SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR PILOT DISCOVERED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DURING PREFLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE SCHOOL DETERMINED THROUGH VIDEO RECORDINGS THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN ON HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE PARK RAPIDS MINNESOTA AIRPORT.  THE STUDENT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO GRAND FORKS, ND BUT FAILED TO REPORT THE EVENT TO ANYONE UPON RETURN.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, FIREWALL AND FLOOR STRUCTURE.  THE STUDENT HAS NOT BEEN AVAILBLE FOR INTERVIEWING BUT IS EXPECTED TO RETURN IN MID JANUARY.  AMMENDENT TO THIS REPORT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THAT TIME WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS KNOWN.

## 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 GAA18CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA085), Dec 2, 2017: Cessna 172 (N524ND), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the propeller striking the ground.

## Other reports on N524ND (2)

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

- [Incident 20221101019699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221101019699I), Nov 1, 2022: Cessna 172S (N524ND), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Touch and go, however, upon touchdown, sp kept full left rudder input and that put the airplane in a condition where theairplane is turning to the left of the…
- [Incident 20160507004719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160507004719I), May 7, 2016: Cessna 172S (N524ND), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Student pilot on a second solo flight had just landed and was instructed to taxi off at intersection C2. The aircraft was still at a high rate of speed and…

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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