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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Annapolis, MD · April 9, 1997

Date
April 9, 1997 · 07:40 local
Place
Annapolis, MD
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738AH
Reported as
Cessna 172N

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What happened

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(-16) On April 9, 1997, at approximately 0740 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N738AH, impacted the ground shortly after a go around attempt at lee airport in Annapolis, Maryland. The certificated flight instructor and student pilot were uninjured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane, registered to the fort meade flying activity, owned by fort meade's morale, welfare, and recreation, was a public airplane use on this flight for instructional purposes. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. Investigation revealed the engine had failed prior to impact. Reason for engine failure has not yet been determined.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) ON APRIL 9, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 0740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N738AH, IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER A GO AROUND ATTEMPT AT LEE AIRPORT IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO THE FORT MEADE FLYING ACTIVITY, OWNED BY FORT MEADE'S MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION, WAS A PUBLIC AIRPLANE USE ON THIS FLIGHT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE HAD FAILED PRIOR TO IMPACT. REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.