# Accident 20130818016909A: Cessna 172S, Middletown, DE, August 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2013, 19:15 local time
- Place: Middletown, DE
- Airport: Summit Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5186° N, 75.7208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5186&lon=-75.7208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N647SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N647SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 4 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130818016909A

## Narrative

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

ENTER NARRATIVE

ON SUNDAY, 8/18/2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM, A STUDENT PILOT LANDED A CE-172S, N647SP, S/N 172S8054 HARD ON RUNWAY 35 AT SUMMIT AIRPORT (EVY), AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE EVENT.  THE STUDENT FAILED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WHEN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DID NOT FACILITATE A SAFE LANDING.

## 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 ERA13CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA384), Aug 18, 2013: Cessna 172S (N647SP), Middletown, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N647SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20190815016079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190815016079I), Aug 15, 2019: Cessna 172S (N647SP), Millville, NJ, Minor damage. On August 15, 2019 at 1355 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N647SP, received minor damage while landing at Millville Executive Airport (miv), Millville,…

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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