Cessna 172R N5165M
5 February 2004 · Fredrick, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 February 2004 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N5165M, operated by Fredrick Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Fredrick, 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 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fredrick, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frederick Muni (FDK)
- Coordinates
- 39.4175, -77.3742
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N5165M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fredrick Flight Center
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fredrick → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- IAD04CA009
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 the landing. A factor was the snow bank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Upon landing, the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot applied full right rudder, but could not maintain directional control, and the airplane subsequently impacted a snow bank along the left side of the runway. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction. The flight was the student's pilot's first solo flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172 | Algarrobo, Chile | - | Fatal | 1 |
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All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2004 | Cirrus SR-22 | College Park, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2004 | Cessna 172M | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2004 | Cessna 172S | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | Capital Air | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2004 | Cessna 172N | Easton, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2004 | Cessna 182R | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2004 | Socata TB-20 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | Frederick Flight Center | Minor injuries | - |