Cessna R172E N7880N

Summary

On 10 August 2005 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna R172E registered N7880N, operated by Patuxent River Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Patuxent River, 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

10 August 2005 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Patuxent River, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Patuxent River Naval Air Stat. (NHK)

Coordinates

38.2858, -76.4117

Aircraft

Cessna R172E

Registration

N7880N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Patuxent River Navy Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leonardtown → Patuxent River

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC05CA132

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing, the pilot "porpoised" the airplane and did not recover until the third touchdown. He realized after parking the airplane, that the propeller had struck the ground during the landing. The pilot reported 322 hours of total flight experience, 311 of which were in make and model. He additionally reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.