# Accident 20220708011949A: Cessna 172M, Portland, ME, July 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2022, 15:35 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6440° N, 70.3059° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6440&lon=-70.3059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9946Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9946Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220708011949A

## Narrative

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

N9946Q WAS INBOUND FOR A LANDING AT KPWM. THEY WERE CLEARED FOR THE OPTION ON RWY18.  THEY EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRPLANE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP ABEAM TAXIWAY JULIET ON RWY 18 AND A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/PIC WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL AND THE STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THEIR OWN POWER.

## 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 ERA22LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA303), Jul 8, 2022: Cessna 172M (N9946Q), South Portland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.

## Other reports on N9946Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19910404019689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404019689I), Apr 4, 1991: Cessna 172M (N9946Q), Lancaster, PA. Smoke in cabin at cruise altitude. Landed safely at destination.
- [Accident 19890414063479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414063479A), Apr 14, 1989: Cessna 172M (N9946Q), Palmyra, PA, Substantial damage. Overran the runway during a pratice crosswind landing. Aircraft nosed over prior to stopping.

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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