Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172 near Ocean City, MD — 2019-08-04

Final reportGAA19CA503
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Date
2019-08-04
Location
Ocean City, MD, USA
Airport
OXB
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N197ME
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

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

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.

NTSB coding

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