Cessna 172P N65659

Summary

On 6 July 2011 at about 17:12 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65659, operated by Middle River Aviation, was involved in an accident near Baltimore, 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.

Date

6 July 2011 at 17:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Martin State Airport (MTN)

Coordinates

39.3219, -76.4081

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N65659

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Middle River Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → Baltimore

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA385

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that during the fifth landing of the solo instructional flight, the airplane landed hard left of the runway centerline, bounced, touched down a second time, and departed the left side of the runway. During the roll-out in the grass, the nose wheel dug into the ground, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of photographs revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.