# Accident 19990522005619A: Cessna 172N, Churchville, MD, May 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5609° N, 76.2404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5609&lon=-76.2404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5679E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990522005619A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ABORTED TAKE-OFF, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, AND RAN INTO TREES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) LOST CONTROL OF A/C ON TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 10. TRAVELED ACROSS GRASS 1000 FEET, LEFT WING CONTACTED TREES, A/C SKIDDED ANOTHER 100 FEET AND IMPACTED RIGHT WING INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC99LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA120), May 22, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5679E), Churchville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience, and the crosswind.

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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