# Accident 19980412006549A: Cessna 172N, Stevensville, MD, April 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1998, 17:40 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9907° N, 76.2990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9907&lon=-76.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734MN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734MN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980412006549A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE FIRST. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK WIND TEE. (.4)A WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND CONTINUED TO BOUNCE DOWN THE RUNWAY. EACH BOUNCE INCREASED IN SEVERITY AND MAGNITUDE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANDING SURFACE. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER DURING THE LANDING, BUT DID NOT RECALL APPLYING BRAKES. HE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE HAD NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKING SYSTEM BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 IAD98LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA045), Apr 12, 1998: Cessna 172N (N734MN), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, improper recover from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain directional control.

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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