# Incident 20211023018119I: Cessna 172S, Palo Alto, CA, October 23, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2021, 09:30 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211023018119I

## Narrative

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

PALO ALTO, CA (PAO): N748SP, C172, LATE REPORT: EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING AND PROP STRIKE ON RUNWAY 13 DURING STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 10/23/2021 1630Z ENTERED ON 10/25

## Other reports on N748SP (2)

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

- [Incident 20150517006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150517006619I), May 17, 2015: Cessna 172S (N748SP), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. The pilot was performing a touch and go landing, the pilot aborted the take off and went through a fence and into an embankment.
- [Accident 20020606011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606011439A), Jun 6, 2002: Cessna 172S (N748SP), Monterey, CA, No damage. (-23) On June 6, 2002, aircraft N748SP was attempting a take off from the Monterey Peninsula Airport (mry) when the take off was aborted and the pilot lost…

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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