# Accident 20140717011979A: Cessna 172P, Hagerstown, MD, July 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2014, 16:50 local time
- Place: Hagerstown, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6804° N, 77.6508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6804&lon=-77.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97528, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97528) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140717011979A

## Narrative

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

A/C N97528 LANDED AT HAGERSTOWN ON RUNWAY 27, AND INCURRED A PROP STRIKE DURING STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED, AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP PARKING AREA.

## 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 ERA14CA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA354), Jul 17, 2014: Cessna 172P (N97528), Hagerstown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare.

## Other reports on N97528 (1)

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

- [Incident 20151111022349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151111022349I), Nov 11, 2015: Cessna 172P (N97528), Easton, MD, Minor damage. Pilot had parked the aircraft and passengers had deplaned. The pilot remained on board the aircraft with engine running to diagnose a head set issue. Before…

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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