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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Fargo, ND · June 19, 2022

Date: June 19, 2022 · 18:00 local
Place: Fargo, ND
Airport: Fargo International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5256S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA281
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,440 total2,000 in this make and model

N5256SRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10901 · Built 2009 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight instructor was conducting discovery flight with student and 2 additional passengers. Aircraft was approximately 200 pounds overweight. Student was at controls during touchdown and resisted instructor attempt to pull on yoke. Aircraft nosewheel impacted runway on touchdown and damaged gear and firewall structure.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING DISCOVERY FLIGHT WITH STUDENT AND 2 ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT. STUDENT WAS AT CONTROLS DURING TOUCHDOWN AND RESISTED INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPT TO PULL ON YOKE. AIRCRAFT NOSEWHEEL IMPACTED RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN AND DAMAGED GEAR AND FIREWALL STRUCTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA281Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFargo, NDThe flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the pilot flying, which resulted in a nose-wheel first hard landing.Jun 19, 2022 · Substantial damage