ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208634
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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 2017 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | University Of North Dakota |
| Registration: | N524ND |
| MSN: | 172S10979 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7292 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Park Rapids, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grand Forks, ND (GFK) |
| Park Rapids, MN (PKD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The director of aviation safety for the flight school reported that the student pilot was on her first solo cross-country flight and that, during the approach to land, the airplane was fast and high. Subsequently, the airplane landed nose low, and the propeller struck the ground. The student did not know the propeller or fuselage had been damaged during the landing and continued the rest of her intended flight without further incident.
The next assigned flight crew discovered the damage, and an examination by the maintenance department revealed that the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The director of aviation safety reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in the propeller striking the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2018 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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