# NTSB Accident DEN02LA087
> **Cessna R172K** · 2002-08-04 · Monticello, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02LA087
- **Event ID:** 20020808X01335
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-04
- **Location:** Monticello, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.979106, -109.289947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** R172K
- **Registration:** N758AR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.  Contributing factors include the porpoise and subsequent bounced landing and the student pilot's lack of total experience.

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