# Accident 20151124022629A: Cessna 172P, Gaithersburg, MD, November 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2015, 12:20 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Gaithersburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7WIS
- Location: 39.1708° N, 77.1694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1708&lon=-77.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52632-2018-03-15) (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, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124022629A

## Narrative

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

CFI AUTHORIZED SOLO FLIGHT FOR STUDENT PILOT. STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT ENTERED SAND ENTRAPMENT.

## 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 GAA16CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA064), Nov 24, 2015: Cessna 172 (N52632), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N52632 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080619846249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080619846249A), Jun 19, 2008: Cessna 172P (N52632), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing, over applied brakes and slid into grass. Struck runway sign causing damage to aircraft during second solo flight.

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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