# Accident 20180525005919A: Cessna 172S, Westminster, MD, May 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2018, 23:00 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Carroll County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6108° N, 77.0097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6108&lon=-77.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180525005919A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA18CA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA326), May 26, 2018: Cessna 172 (N789EP), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N789EP (3)

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

- [Incident 20160519005919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519005919I), May 19, 2016: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Hamstead, MD, No damage. On 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…
- [Accident 20110701014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701014019A), Jul 1, 2011: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Cambridge, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot 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…
- [Accident 20100604005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604005539A), Jun 4, 2010: Cessna 172S (N789EP), Middle River, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft had hard landing at mtn. Substantial damage to aircraft:firewall wrinkled, prop strike, cowling shock mounts torn from brackets, wrinkles from main…

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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