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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Middle River, MD · June 4, 2010

Date: June 4, 2010 · 19:00 local
Place: Middle River, MD
Airport: Martin State
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: BVQS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N789EP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10CA305
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 156 total45 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N789EPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8135 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft had hard landing at mtn. Substantial damage to aircraft:firewall wrinkled, prop strike, cowling shock mounts torn from brackets, wrinkles from main landing gear to firewall on belly of aircraft. Pilot was landing on runway 33AND had encountered a strong downdraft and hit hard. Pilot made a go around and landed on runway 15. Pilot bounced a few times on landing. Tower ask pilot to do a 180 and taxi back to tiedown. Pilot tried to taxi and realized he had a flat tire at that time. Aircraft was towed to tiedown area.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD HARD LANDING AT MTN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:FIREWALL WRINKLED, PROP STRIKE, COWLING SHOCK MOUNTS TORN FROM BRACKETS, WRINKLES FROM MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FIREWALL ON BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 33AND HAD ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT AND HIT HARD. PILOT MADE A GO AROUND AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 15. PILOT BOUNCED A FEW TIMES ON LANDING.TOWER ASK PILOT TO DO A 180 AND TAXI BACK TO TIEDOWN. PILOT TRIED TO TAXI AND REALIZED HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AT THAT TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO TIEDOWN AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA10CA305Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBaltimore, MDThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land during a thunderstorm.Jun 4, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N789EP · 3

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

Accident 20180525005919ALanding: Touchdown · Westminster, MDPrivate pilot landed N789EP (Cessna 172S) at kdmw on rwy 16 on 05/25/2018 around 2300L with a hard landing damaging aircraft. Subsequent maintenance inspection revealed prop, firewall, and cockpit floor board damage. METAR kdmw 260255Z auto 19006KT 10SM clr…May 25, 2018 · Substantial damage Incident 20160519005919IManeuver · Hamstead, MDOn may 19, 2016 at approximately 2010 the aircraft began a climb from 1500 ft MSL to 2500 ft MSL and experienced an engine failure. The pilot in command stated that upon initiating the climb a loud bang was heard and the engine developed a moderate to severe…May 19, 2016 · No damage Accident 20110701014019ALanding: Touchdown · Cambridge, MDPilot bounced aircraft on landing. On the second bounce the nose came down hard and the prop hit the runway. The firewall was damaged and the forward belly skins were wrinkled.Jul 1, 2011 · Substantial damage