# Incident 20130221003999I: Cessna 172P, Portland, ME, February 21, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2013, 11:15 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5212K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5212K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 343 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130221003999I

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2013 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , PILOT IN COMMAND OF N5212K, WAS DOING TOUCH-N-GO  PRACTICE AT THE PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL  JETPORT (PWM) ON RUNWAY 36.  HE HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL LANDINGS AND ON THE FLARE FOR THIS LANDING A GUST OF WING OCCURRED AND HE ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A ?HARD LANDING?.  THE PILOT STATED NO LOSS OF CONTROL AND NO ABNORMAL AIRCRAFT RESPONSE WHEN HE ADDED POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF.   HE CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND WHEN HE LANDED AT HIS HOME AIRPORT OF ROCHESTER SKYHAVEN  (DAW) HE NOTICE THE PROP HAD DAMAGE WHEN HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT.  HE CONTACTED THE PORTLAND FSDO (EA-65) AND REPORTED TO THE FLYING CLUB MANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N5212K (1)

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

- [Incident 20150703011119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703011119I), Jul 3, 2015: Cessna 172P (N5212K), Marlboro, MA, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was enroute from simsbury, CT to Marlboro, MA to drop off friends. [privacy data omitted] Had mismanaged the controls of the aircraft…

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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