# Accident 20100604005539A: Cessna 172S, Middle River, MD, June 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Middle River, MD
- Airport: Martin State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BVQS
- Location: 39.3256° N, 76.4136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3256&lon=-76.4136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 45 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604005539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA305), Jun 4, 2010: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N789EP (3)

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

- [Accident 20180525005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180525005919A), May 25, 2018: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. Private 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…
- [Incident 20160519005919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519005919I), May 19, 2016: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Hamstead, MD, No damage. On 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…
- [Accident 20110701014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701014019A), Jul 1, 2011: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Cambridge, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot 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…

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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