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Cessna 172S N2373K

25 June 2010 · Salisbury, Maryland, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 June 2010 at about 15:42 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2373K, operated by Reading Aero Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:42
Classification
Accident
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States
Nearest airport
Salisbury-Ocean City (SBY)
Coordinates
38.3403, -75.5056
Aircraft
Cessna 172S
Registration
N2373K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Reading Aero Club Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Reading → Salisbury
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA10CA350

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, he had conducted a 1.5-hour solo cross country flight and was landing at the destination airport. The student pilot stated that the airplane was "too high and too fast" on the landing approach, and the airplane "bounced" on touchdown. The student pilot "dove for the runway" in an attempt to recover, the airplane's nose landing gear contacted the runway, and the tire "blew." Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies He also reported 54 hours of total flight experience.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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