Cessna 172 N618PD

Summary

On 30 July 2019 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N618PD, operated by Dream Flight LLC, was involved in an accident near Westminster, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 July 2019 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Westminster, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Clearview Airpark (2W2)

Coordinates

39.4669, -77.0175

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N618PD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Dream Flight LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Westminster → Westminster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA464

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper decision to continue the landing with the airplane high and fast during the approach, which resulted in a long landing and a subsequent runway overrun and nose-over.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the approach for landing, the airplane was fast and high, but he continued the approach. The airplane subsequently landed on the last third of the runway, and he applied brakes, but the airplane overran the runway and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there was no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.