Cessna 172 N197ME

Summary

On 4 August 2019 at about 15:18 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N197ME was involved in an accident near Ocean City, 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

4 August 2019 at 15:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocean City, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Ocean City Muni (OXB)

Coordinates

38.3106, -75.1239

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N197ME

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocean City → Ocean City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA503

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane "bounced" and then landed "hard." She corrected by pitching the airplane for straight-and-level flight and prepared to flare again. However, the airplane touched down hard on the runway and bounced again. She was able to land the airplane and taxied it to the ramp without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the nosewheel. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 160° at 7 knots. The student was landing the airplane on runway 32.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.