# Accident 20110701014019A: Cessna 172S, Cambridge, MD, July 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2011, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge-Dorchester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BVQS
- Location: 38.5369° N, 76.0247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5369&lon=-76.0247&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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701014019A

## Narrative

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

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 SKINS WERE WRINKLED.

## 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 ERA11CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA408), Jul 1, 2011: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Cambridge, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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 20100604005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604005539A), Jun 4, 2010: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Middle River, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft had hard landing at mtn. Substantial damage to aircraft:firewall wrinkled, prop strike, cowling shock mounts torn from brackets, wrinkles from main…

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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