# Accident 20040212001829A: Cessna 172N, Easton, MD, February 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2004, 17:05 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NYGS
- Location: 38.8042° N, 76.0689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8042&lon=-76.0689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734AT-2009-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040212001829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON THE THIRD AND FINAL STOP AND GO LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND BEGAN PORPOISING DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT ADDED POWER AND THE PORPOISING BECAME WORSE. AFTER THE STUDENT GOT THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL HE TAXIED BACK TO THE AREA WHERE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS WAITING. THE INSTRUCTOR LOOKED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND FOUND ABOUT A 1/4" OF ONE PROP BLADE GONE. A MECHANIC WAS BROUGHT IN TO LOOK OVER THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS FLOWN BACK TO ANP. AFTER THE COWLING WAS REMOVED IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOWER FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED AND SOME RIVETS WERE MISSING. A FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO HGR FOR REPAIRS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC04CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA073), Feb 12, 2004: Cessna 172N (N734AT), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N734AT (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080712841169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080712841169A), Jul 12, 2008: Cessna 172N (N734AT), Annapolis, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted four approaches but was unable to slow aircraft down. On fifth approach, he landed long and fast and overshot the runway. The aircraft…
- [Incident 20050516009439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516009439I), May 16, 2005: Cessna 172N (N734AT), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. (-23) On may 16, 2005, at approximately 1415, student pilot, [privacy data omitted] was conducting his 2nd supervised solo at the Ocean City airport (oxb),…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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