Cessna 172 N6640H

Summary

On 24 June 1998 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6640H was involved in an accident near Westminster, 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.

Date

24 June 1998 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Westminster, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Clearview Airpark (2W2)

Coordinates

39.5701, -76.9994

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6640H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frederick → Gaithersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA134

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach/landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around. The quartering tailwind was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While returning to his home base, the student pilot became disorientated, and requested assistance from Baltimore Approach Control. Baltimore provided the pilot with radar vectors to an airport. He landed on runway 13 with a wind from 270 degrees at 12 knots. After touching down, the pilot realized that airport was a short field, and that he was not configured for that type of landing. He attempted a go-around, but could not get the airplane to lift off. Subsequently, it nosed over and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.