# Incident 20080126013669I: Cessna 172S, Westminister, MD, January 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Westminister, MD
- Airport: Carrol County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5705° N, 77.0005° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5705&lon=-77.0005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65329, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65329) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 41 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080126013669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT HAD A HARD LANDING. WIND CHANGED AND RUNWAY WAS CHANGED. STUDENT LANDED ON NOSE GEAR AND THE PROP HIT THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA08CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA068), Jan 26, 2008: Cessna 172S (N65329), Westiminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare.

## Other reports on N65329 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160323003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160323003519A), Mar 23, 2016: Cessna 172S (N65329), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that while doing solo pattern work as a student pilot, he was on an approach on the proper glide path based on the PAPI lights. The pilot…

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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