# Accident 20210414009229A: Cessna 172P, Bellingham, WA, April 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2021, 16:42 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International Apt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51380, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51380) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 29 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210414009229A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON RWY 34, AIRCRAFT BALLOONED PRIOR TOUCHDOWN DURING FLAIR.  PIC DECREASED PITCH, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.  PIC THEN LOST CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING THE RIGHT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT, STRIKING THE LEFT WING TIP AND NOSE.  AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED ONTO ITS BACK COMING TO A REST ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR21LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA157), Apr 14, 2021: Cessna 172P (N51380), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate flare resulting in a loss of control during landing with a crosswind and subsequent nose over.

## Other reports on N51380 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960403006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960403006029A), Apr 3, 1996: Cessna 172P (N51380), Friday Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Failed to flare on night landing. Nose gears slammed onto runway. Damaged wing structure. Limited night time.

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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