# Accident 20210403003719A: Cessna 172B, Sandpoint, ID, April 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2021, 11:22 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2995° N, 116.5601° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2995&lon=-116.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7616X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7616X-2023-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210403003719A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FIRST SOLO, SECOND LANDING. AIRCFAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY THEN LANDED. ON ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR GOT CAUGHT IN THE MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR21LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA153), Apr 3, 2021: Cessna 172 (N7616X), Sand Point, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control and subsequent nose over.

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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