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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Frederick, MD · September 30, 2011

Date: September 30, 2011 · 08:00 local
Place: Frederick, MD
Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11019
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11CA516
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N11019Registered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10300 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot left Frederick airport and flew to clearview airpark (2W2) pilot bounced twice and on the third bounce was followed by a hard landing. Pilot elected to do a go around. All engine and cockpit indications were normal. Pilot flew back to Frederick airport and landed. A post flight inspection revealed a damaged prop and wrinkled firewall.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT FREDERICK AIRPORT AND FLEW TO CLEARVIEW AIRPARK (2W2) PILOT BOUNCED TWICE AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE WAS FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING. PILOT ELECTED TO DO A GO AROUND. ALL ENGINE AND COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. PILOT FLEW BACK TO FREDERICK AIRPORT AND LANDED. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A DAMAGED PROP AND WRINKLED FIREWALL.

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 ERA11CA516Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWestminster, MDThe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper approach airspeed for a short-field landing.Sep 30, 2011 · Substantial damage