# NTSB Accident ATL89LA147
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1989-05-13 · FUQUAY, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89LA147
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28243
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-13
- **Location:** FUQUAY, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.539203, -78.829978
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N733VS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE STUDENT DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING, AND THE SOFT/WET (SWAMPY) TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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