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FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Fort Meade, MD · March 18, 2025

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Date
March 18, 2025 · 16:30 local
Place
Fort Meade, MD
Airport
Tipton
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N782FM
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,698 total
N782FMRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274667 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The instructor and student pilot were engaged in a flight lesson when the student pilot executed a normal landing on runway 28, touching down long and applying heavy brake pressure. The instructor attempted to take the controls, but the speed was too high to safely make the exit taxiway. In response, the instructor elected to guide the aircraft onto the grass overrun, where it struck a breakaway runway light with the main tire, causing the tire to deflate.

As the FAA filed it

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ENGAGED IN A FLIGHT LESSON WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, TOUCHING DOWN LONG AND APPLYING HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE CONTROLS, BUT THE SPEED WAS TOO HIGH TO SAFELY MAKE THE EXIT TAXIWAY. IN RESPONSE, THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GRASS OVERRUN, WHERE IT STRUCK A BREAKAWAY RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE MAIN TIRE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE.