Cessna 172M N61648
25 October 1998 · Cumberland, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1998 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N61648 was involved in an accident near Cumberland, Maryland, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cumberland, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mexico Farms (1W3)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N61648
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hagerstown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC99LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to land, instead of performing a go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed long and fast, and approaching the end of the runway, the pilot saw what appeared to be a ditch. He pulled full back on the yoke to avoid shearing off the nose wheel, and the airplane went airborne for about 100 feet. When the airplane came back down, it landed on the left and nose landing gear, and the propeller and left wing struck the ground. The airplane then bounced down on the right landing gear, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot wrote that he 'could have and should have gone around rather than attempting to force plane down in [the] length remaining after touchdown.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172G | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1998 | Cessna 172C | Falls City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1998 | Burgess RV-6 | Edgewater, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1998 | Cessna 150L | Clinton, Maryland, United States | American Aerodyne Services | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1998 | Pitts S-2B | Easton, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1998 | Cessna R172K | Bowie, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1998 | Cessna 180 | Lakeshore, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1998 | Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |