# NTSB Accident ERA24LA204
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2024-05-01 · Westminster, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA204
- **Event ID:** 20240501194193
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-05-01
- **Location:** Westminster, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39, -77
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N1377U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during a simulated loss of engine power approach, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway. Also causal was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during the approach and subsequent aborted landing.

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