20151116022339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Westminister, MD · November 16, 2015

Date: November 16, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: Westminister, MD
Airport: Carroll County Regional Airpor
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: LC1S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N26499
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA059
Reported as: Cessna 172R
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 481 total269 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N26499Registered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280730 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot stated that he was on an instruction flight from fdk to dmw with a pre-solo student to practice landings and take offs. The student performed the first landing touch and go properly. On the second landing the student showed proper airspeed and and approach control but flared to much on touch down and bounced the aircraft on the main landing gear. The aircraft landed on all three landing gear on the next contact with the ground in hard landing. The pilot stated that he then taxied the aircraft off the runway and performed an operational check on the flight controls, engine, landing gear, and steering from inside the cockpit. After assessing that the aircraft was airworthy the pilot continued the lesson and returned to fdk. Upon return the pilot informed maintenance at frederick flight center that they had a hard landing. Upon inspection by maintenance it was found the the engine firewall had been wrinkled.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT FROM FDK TO DMW WITH A PRE-SOLO STUDENT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AND TAKE OFFS. THE STUDENT PERFORMED THE FIRST LANDING TOUCH AND GO PROPERLY. ON THE SECOND LANDING THE STUDENT SHOWED PROPER AIRSPEED AND AND APPROACH CONTROL BUT FLARED TO MUCH ON TOUCH DOWN AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR ON THE NEXT CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN HARD LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE, LANDING GEAR, AND STEERING FROM INSIDE THE COCKPIT. AFTER ASSESSING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LESSON AND RETURNED TO FDK. UPON RETURN THE PILOT INFORMED MAINTENANCE AT FREDERICK FLIGHT CENTER THAT THEY HAD A HARD LANDING. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE IT WAS FOUND THE THE ENGINE FIREWALL HAD BEEN WRINKLED.

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 GAA16CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWestminster, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing.Nov 16, 2015 · Substantial damage