# Accident 20151116022339A: Cessna 172R, Westminister, MD, November 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Westminister, MD
- Airport: Carroll County Regional Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: LC1S
- Location: 39.6083° N, 77.0075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6083&lon=-77.0075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26499, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26499) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 481 total, 269 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151116022339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA059), Nov 16, 2015: Cessna 172R (N26499), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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