Cessna 172H N1688F

Summary

On 1 July 2000 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N1688F was involved in an accident near Friendly, 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

1 July 2000 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Friendly, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Potomac Airfield (VKX)

Coordinates

38.7290, -76.9999

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N1688F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD00LA061

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's inadequate compensation for winds that resulted in his failure to maintain runway alignment and a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot departed on his first solo flight, completed a traffic pattern and returned for landing on Runway 06. He reported that on short final for the runway, an encounter with a gust of wind resulted in his loss of runway alignment and a hard landing with a 'side load' on the landing gear. A bystander noticed wrinkling of the airplane's skin as the airplane taxied and a subsequent examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the airframe. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. The winds reported at the time of the accident were from 010 degrees at 5 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.