ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217596
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| Date: | Friday 25 May 2018 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Dream Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N789EP |
| MSN: | 172S8135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6735 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westminster, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wildwood, NJ (WWD) |
| Westminster, MD (DMW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during short final at night, he reduced power to idle, and the airplane descended rapidly and landed hard in a flat attitude. He added that, after touchdown, the airplane bounced, and he applied full power to go around. He entered the traffic pattern and then landed without further incident.
Postaccident examination 3 days after the accident revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 2010 | N789EP | Brett Aviation | 0 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 1 July 2011 | N789EP | Brett Aviation | 0 | Cambridge, Maryland | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2018 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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