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N193ME accident description

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Crash location 40.217223°N, 76.851389°W
Nearest city Harrisburg, PA
40.273700°N, 76.884418°W
4.3 miles away
Tail number N193ME
Accident date 22 May 2014
Aircraft type Cessna 172S
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot stated that he was returning to his home airport at the conclusion of a local flight, and that he aborted the first landing attempt due to turbulence and wind gusts. Following a second approach for landing, the airplane encountered a "gust of wind" from the left during the landing flare. The airplane banked right, and the nose landing gear subsequently contacted the runway "hard." Postaccident inspection revealed that the propeller had struck the runway during landing, and further examination revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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