Cessna 172H N3748F

Summary

On 5 May 1997 at about 21:10 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N3748F was involved in an accident near Westminister, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 May 1997 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Westminister, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Clearview Airpark (2W2)

Coordinates

39.5697, -77.0001

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N3748F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harrisburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD97LA072

Nobody was injured.

The pilot misjudged landing distance on the runway and his failure to perform a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot's initial landing attempt resulted in a go around on the 1,845 foot long runway, with a 278 foot displaced threshold and a greater than 2% downward incline starting at midfield. On his second attempt, the pilot estimated the touchdown point was about 300 feet from the numbers, and the airplane continued to the end of the runway even with constant braking. The Federal Aviation Administration Inspector reported that the airplane touched down about midfield, and drifted off the runway during rollout. Braking was attempted with one main wheel on the pavement and the other wheel on the grass. The brakes were locked as the airplane went off the runway, down the embankment, and flipped over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.