Thursday, June 30, 2016

Cessna 172R Skyhawk, RG Acquisitions LLC, N2473G: Accident occurred June 29, 2016 at Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK), Frederick County, Maryland

RG ACQUISITIONS LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N2473G 

FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Baltimore FSDO-07
  
Aviation Accident Final Report  -   National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf

Docket And Docket Items  -  National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms  

Aviation Accident Data Summary - National Transportation Safety Board:   https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf

NTSB Identification: GAA16CA343
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in Frederick, MD
Probable Cause Approval Date: 12/05/2016
Aircraft: CESSNA 172, registration: N2473G
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The student pilot of the tricycle landing gear-equipped airplane reported that he executed a normal approach to the asphalt runway. He recalled that the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and bounced. He reported that when the airplane settled to the runway after it bounced, the nose gear struck the ground hard. The student pilot taxied the airplane to the ramp per the control tower's instruction and shut down. A post flight examination of the airplane by the flight school revealed substantial damage to the firewall. 

The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operations.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the touch down resulting in a bounced landing, subsequent hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.