Cessna 172P N97528

Summary

On 17 July 2014 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N97528, operated by Civil Air Patrol Inc, was involved in an accident near Hagerstown, 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

17 July 2014 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR)

Coordinates

39.6804, -77.6508

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N97528

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hagerstown → Hagerstown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA354

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting her first solo flight, and stated that during the first landing, all three of the landing gear contacted the runway simultaneously, and the airplane began to porpoise. She aborted the landing and noted that the engine sounded "slightly rougher and much louder" during the climb-out. She also noted that the airplane "struggled" to climb to traffic pattern altitude. The second approach and landing was uneventful, and after disembarking the airplane, damage was noted to the propeller. Further examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.