# Accident 20110706015459A: Cessna 172P, Middle River, MD, July 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2011, 13:15 local time
- Place: Middle River, MD
- Airport: Martin State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3219° N, 76.4081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3219&lon=-76.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65659, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65659-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110706015459A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SECOND SOLO AND WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE FOURTH TOUCH AND GO THE STUDENT LANDED HARD AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 15. AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY HIT A ROUGH AREA AND THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED.STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ERA11CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA385), Jul 6, 2011: Cessna 172P (N65659), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N65659 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060910022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060910022679A), Sep 10, 2006: Cessna 172P (N65659), Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot had a hard 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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