# Accident 19901207053339A: Cessna 152, Mitchellville, MD, December 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mitchellville, MD
- Airport: Freeway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9506° N, 76.7305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9506&lon=-76.7305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68243-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207053339A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCH AND GO DOOR CAME OPEN. STUDENT PANICKED TURNED YOKE LEFT. WHEEL TOUCHED RUNWAY EDGE. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT V

## 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 BFO91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA019), Dec 7, 1990: Cessna 152 (N68243), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT…

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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