What happened
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(.4)On October 25, 1998, about 1000 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N61648, was substantially damaged during landing at Mexico farms airfield (LW3) Cumberland Maryland. The certificated private pilot was uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the flight between Washington county regional airport (hgr), hagerstown, Maryland, and Mexico farms. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane was high on the approach, so he increased angle of descent instead of using full flaps or slipping. The airplane "landed long and hot," and approaching the end of the runway, the pilot saw what appeared to be a ditch. He pulled full back on the yoke to avoid shearing off the nose wheel, and the airplane became airborne for about 100 feet. When the airplane came back down, it initially landed on the left and nose landing gear, and the propeller and left wing struck the ground. The airplane then bounced down on the right landing gear, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot wrote that he "could have and should have gone around rather than attempting to force plane down in (the) length remaining after touchdown." (-23) while attempting to land on rwy 27 at Mexico farms airfield on October 25, 1998 at 10:30 am aircraft landed long & hot. On roll out pilot lifted nose to avoid runway obstruction, aircraft lifted from ground, rolled left and pitches forward striking ground with leading edge of left wing at tip and prop. Aircraft then rolled right striking ground with right wing leading edge at tip and continued to roll out coming to a stop @100' past end of rwy.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)ON OCTOBER 25, 1998, ABOUT 1000 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N61648, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT MEXICO FARMS AIRFIELD (LW3) CUMBERLAND MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT BETWEEN WASHINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (HGR), HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND, AND MEXICO FARMS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS HIGH ON THE APPROACH, SO HE INCREASED ANGLE OF DESCENT INSTEAD OF USING FULL FLAPS OR SLIPPING. THE AIRPLANE "LANDED LONG AND HOT," AND APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A DITCH. HE PULLED FULL BACK ON THE YOKE TO AVOID SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 100 FEET. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME BACK DOWN, IT INITIALLY LANDED ON THE LEFT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE THEN BOUNCED DOWN ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT WROTE THAT HE "COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING TO FORCE PLANE DOWN IN (THE) LENGTH REMAINING AFTER TOUCHDOWN." (-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 27 AT MEXICO FARMS AIRFIELD ON OCTOBER 25, 1998 AT 10:30 AM AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG & HOT. ON ROLL OUT PILOT LIFTED NOSE TO AVOID RUNWAY OBSTRUCTION, AIRCRAFT LIFTED FROM GROUND, ROLLED LEFT AND PITCHES FORWARD STRIKING GROUND WITH LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING AT TIP AND PROP. AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED RIGHT STRIKING GROUND WITH RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT TIP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT COMING TO A STOP @100' PAST END OF RWY.
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