Cessna 172S N387AF

Summary

On 17 June 2012 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N387AF, operated by Kaufman Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Frederick, Maryland, United States. 2 people were 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

17 June 2012 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Frederick (FDK)

Coordinates

39.4175, -77.3744

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N387AF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kaufman Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frederick → Frederick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA439

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate landing flare, 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

According to the pilot, his intent was to remain in the traffic pattern to practice takeoffs and landings on runway 23. During final approach, he had trouble maintaining alignment with the runway centerline. He applied power to correct the drift; however, the airplane impacted the runway left of centerline. The hard landing resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The wind at the airport about the time of the accident was from 160 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.