# Accident 19970611013889A: Cessna 182N, Frederick, MD, June 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4196° N, 77.4098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4196&lon=-77.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8970G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8970G-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 247 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970611013889A

## Narrative

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

FLARED NOSE HIGH. CFI ADVISED ADD POWER. 182 STALLED BOUNCED CFI ADDED POWER. RELANDED. NO STEERING VEERED OFF RWY.

## 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 NYC97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA113), Jun 11, 1997: Cessna 182N (N8970G), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's improper flare, and the certificated flight instructor's delayed decision to add power, which resulted in the subsequent hard landing.

## Other reports on N8970G (2)

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

- [Incident 20000204002759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000204002759I), Feb 4, 2000: Cessna 182N (N8970G), Laurel, MD, Minor damage. Pilot activited runway lights, circled, W18, to get a look and then turn entered the traffic for runway 3. On first attempt pilot landed, claims things just…
- [Incident 19870323028719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870323028719I), Mar 23, 1987: Cessna 182N (N8970G), Ashland, VA, Minor damage. Porpoised on both attempts to land. Nose tire blew out with rim damage.

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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