Cessna 152 N49400
14 July 2003 · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 2003 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49400, operated by Washington Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Gaithersburg, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
- Coordinates
- 39.1683, -77.1658
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N49400
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Washington Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gaithersburg → Gaithersburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA158
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the flight the student pilot performed three successful landings to runway 32, a 4,201-foot-long, 75-foot-wide runway. She then intended to perform a full-stop landing; however, during the touchdown, the airplane bounced twice. The student pilot then aborted the landing by adding full power and retracting the flaps. She "lost control of the airplane" during the climb, veered left of the runway centerline, and impacted trees. The student pilot stated that there were no wind gusts, and she experienced no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Salinas, California, United States | Squadron 2 | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 May 2003 | Cessna 152 | Pala, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2003 | Cessna 152 | Ocala, Florida, United States | Aeromax Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2003 | Cessna 152 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero Executive Services Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft H-18 | Westminster, Maryland, United States | Matthew P. Kibler | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Aeronca CH-7A | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2003 | Howard DGA-15P | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2003 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300L | Queen Anne, Maryland, United States | Lynn Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 2003 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172K | White Marsh, Maryland, United States | Phoenix Aviation | Minor injuries | - |