Plane Crash List

Cessna 172S N421RW

30 June 2004 · Stevensville, Maryland, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 June 2004 at about 15:20 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N421RW, operated by Capital Air, was involved in an accident near Stevensville, 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.

The record

Date
at 15:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Stevensville, Maryland, United States
Nearest airport
Bay Bridge Airport (W29)
Coordinates
38.9764, -76.3297
Aircraft
Cessna 172S
Registration
N421RW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Capital Air
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Odenton → Stevensville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC04CA164

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare during touch down, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on runway 11, the pilot's flare was insufficient, which resulted in a hard touch down. The airplane then bounced once, and touched down hard a second time, on the nose gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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