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NYC04CA164

2004-06-30 · Stevensville, Maryland, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport W29

Current FAA registration · N421RW

Make / Model
CESSNA 172S
Year of manufacture
2004 · 0 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20040216
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A500E2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual narrative

On June 30, 2004, about 1120 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N421RW, was substantially damaged while landing at Bay Bridge Airport (W29), Stevensville, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Tipton Airport (FME), Odenton, Maryland. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated that while landing on runway 11, his 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. The hard landing resulted in a buckled firewall and bent propeller. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2004_NYC04CA164.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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