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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Westminster, MD · May 25, 2018

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Date
May 25, 2018 · 23:00 local
Place
Westminster, MD
Airport
Carroll County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N789EP
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA326
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
56 total56 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N789EPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8135 · Built 1999Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Private pilot landed N789EP (Cessna 172S) at kdmw on rwy 16 on 05/25/2018 around 2300L with a hard landing damaging aircraft. Subsequent maintenance inspection revealed prop, firewall, and cockpit floor board damage.

METAR kdmw 260255Z auto 19006KT 10SM clr 25/19 A2991 rmk AO2

As the FAA filed it

PRIVATE PILOT LANDED N789EP (CESSNA 172S) AT KDMW ON RWY 16 ON 05/25/2018 AROUND 2300L WITH A HARD LANDING DAMAGING AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED PROP, FIREWALL, AND COCKPIT FLOOR BOARD DAMAGE.

METAR KDMW 260255Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A2991 RMK AO2

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 GAA18CA326Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWestminster, MDThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.May 26, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N789EP · 3

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

Incident 20160519005919IManeuver · Hamstead, MDOn may 19, 2016 at approximately 2010 the aircraft began a climb from 1500 ft MSL to 2500 ft MSL and experienced an engine failure. The pilot in command stated that upon initiating the climb a loud bang was heard and the engine developed a moderate to severe…May 19, 2016 · No damageAccident 20110701014019ALanding: Touchdown · Cambridge, MDPilot bounced aircraft on landing. On the second bounce the nose came down hard and the prop hit the runway. The firewall was damaged and the forward belly skins were wrinkled.Jul 1, 2011 · Substantial damageAccident 20100604005539ALanding: Touchdown · Middle River, MDAircraft had hard landing at mtn. Substantial damage to aircraft:firewall wrinkled, prop strike, cowling shock mounts torn from brackets, wrinkles from main landing gear to firewall on belly of aircraft. Pilot was landing on runway 33AND had encountered a…Jun 4, 2010 · Substantial damage