# Accident 19971208038519A: Cessna 172P, Mitchellville, MD, December 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1997, 14:10 local time
- Place: Mitchellville, MD
- Airport: Freeway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9507° N, 76.7301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9507&lon=-76.7301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99510, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99510-2021-02-08) (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 O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971208038519A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT PILOT LANDING ON RWY 30 LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A PARKED CHEROKEE 180, FREEWAY, MD. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE.  THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRPLANE.  THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PANICKED AFTER THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED.  HE HAD A TOTAL TIME OF 47 HOURS WITH 3 HOURS SOLO.

## 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 NYC98LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA040), Dec 8, 1997: Cessna 172P (N99510), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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