# Accident 20030629012989A: Cessna 172K, White Marsh, MD, June 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2003, 12:17 local time
- Place: White Marsh, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3625° N, 76.4497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3625&lon=-76.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138G-2006-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629012989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LEFT MTN FOR HGR APPROX 8 AM. WENT FROM HGR TO FDK. ON THE WAY BACK FROM FDK PILOT WAS TOLD BY POTOMAC CENTER TO HOLD BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND HIS FLIGHT PLAN. POTOMAC HAD PILOT CIRCLE FOR OVER AN OVER AS STATED BY THE PILOT. PILOT TOLD POTOMAC THAT HE NEEDED TO LAND SOON. HE SAYS THAT HE MAY HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A FUEL PROBLEM. PILOT WAS FINALLY TOLD TO CONTACT MTN. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND 15 AT MTN AND TOLD TO REPORT OVER WHITE MARSH. PILOT REPORTED OVER WHITE MARSH AND WAS CLEARED AGAIN TO RUNWAY 15. AFTER THIS LAST CONTACT THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND THE PILOT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. THE PILOT LOOKED AROUND FOR A PLACE TO LAND AND DID A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO A FIELD THAT HE JUST PASSED OVER. AFTER HE MADE THE TURN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE FIELD AND SET THE AIRCRAFT UP TO LAND IN THE TREES. THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE AFTER IT CAME DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL.

## 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 NYC03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA139), Jun 29, 2003: Cessna 172K (N5138G), White Marsh, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight decision to not land and refuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate communications.

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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