# Accident 20050810033749A: Cessna R172E, Patuxent River, MD, August 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Patuxent River, MD
- Airport: Patuxent River Nas/Trapnell Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2858° N, 76.4117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2858&lon=-76.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7880N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7880N-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 300 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050810033749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ENTERED PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS WHICH CAUSED A HARD LANDING. PROP TIPS CURLED 3 INCHES AND FIREWALL WAS DISTORTED FROM LANDING GEAR LOADS.

## 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 NYC05CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA132), Aug 10, 2005: Cessna R172E (N7880N), Patuxent River, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a hard landing.

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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