# Accident 20220306003689A: Cessna 172S, San Carlos, CA, March 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2022, 06:15 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3071° N, 122.1497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3071&lon=-122.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653ND) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 32 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220306003689A

## Narrative

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

SAN CARLOS, CA (SQL): N653ND, C172, LATE REPORT:

EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO

FLOOR OF AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE NOT DISCOVERED

IMMEDIATELY. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE:

SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR22LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA123), Mar 7, 2022: Cessna 172S (N653ND), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N653ND (1)

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

- [Incident 20190408010729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190408010729I), Apr 8, 2019: Cessna 172S (N653ND), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. On April 8, 2019, at 2310Z on landing to 30L (kiwa), a C-172 N653ND sustained minor damage when, during an attempted landing and go-around, the instructor 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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