# Accident 20060406011969A: Cessna 172P, Cambridge, MD, April 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge Dorchester Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5394° N, 76.0303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5394&lon=-76.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54928, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54928-2006-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060406011969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TO CGE, HE LANDED ON RWY 34. AFTER MAKING A HARD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THERE WAS A CROSS WIND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND WING SPARS.

## 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 NYC06CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA088), Apr 6, 2006: Cessna 172-P (N54928), Cambridge, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced 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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