Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172S near Harrisburg, PA — 2014-05-23

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Date
2014-05-23
Location
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Airport
CXY
Aircraft
CESSNA 172S
Registration
N193ME
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was returning to his home airport at the conclusion of a local flight, and that he aborted the first landing attempt due to turbulence and wind gusts. Following a second approach for landing, the airplane encountered a "gust of wind" from the left during the landing flare. The airplane banked right, and the nose landing gear subsequently contacted the runway "hard." Postaccident inspection revealed that the propeller had struck the runway during landing, and further examination 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.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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