# Accident 19891119065739A: Cessna 172P, Mitchellville, MD, November 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mitchellville, MD
- Airport: Freeway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9499° N, 76.7299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9499&lon=-76.7299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52491, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52491-2016-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119065739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. ABORTED DUE TREES AT END. PORPOISED. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA013), Nov 19, 1989: Cessna 172 (N52491), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT PORPOISE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N52491 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930123000759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000759A), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52491), Teterboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost directional on rollout. Pilot stated wind gust caused aircraft to depart runway. Flipped over in mud.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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