# Accident 20190804015989A: Cessna 172S, Berlin, MD, August 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2019, 11:20 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3106° N, 75.1239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3106&lon=-75.1239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA503) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190804015989A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. PILOT PERFORMED A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

WEATHER:

KOXB 041535Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM BKN032 BKN039 31/22 A2993 RMK T03100220 MADISHF

## 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 GAA19CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA503), Aug 4, 2019: Cessna 172 (N197ME), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

## Other reports on N197ME (1)

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

- [Accident 20030219002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030219002079A), Feb 19, 2003: Cessna 172S (N197ME), Flemington, NJ, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 19, 2003, about 1000 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172SP, N197ME, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Flemington, new…

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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