# Accident 20031101035569A: Cessna 182M, Laytonsville, MD, November 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2003, 17:25 local time
- Place: Laytonsville, MD
- Airport: Davis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2444° N, 77.1486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2444&lon=-77.1486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70800, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031101035569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N70800 WAS FLYING UN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, A PAVED RUNWAY WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES AT EITHER END. THE SURFACE LEADING UP TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD IS A FLAT GRASSY SURFACE AREA APPROX. 150 TO 200 FEET IN LENGTH. THE TOPOGRAPHY UNDERLYING FINAL APPROACH IS A LARGE CORN FIELD, FLAT, WHERE A NORMAL 3 DEGREE STABILIZED APPROACH CAN BE ACHIEVED. THE PILOT HOWEVER ELECTED TO FLY LOW OVER THE CORN FIELD WITH HIGH DRAG AND POWER (REGION OF REVERSED COMMAND) TO ACCOMPLISH A SHORT FIELD LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GRASSY AREA THE PILOT SAW A DEER CROSS THE THRESHOLD, HE APPLIED POWER AND PITCHED UP TO GO-AROUND, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FIRM SURFACE OF THE CORNFIELD AND BOUNCED THE SETTLED ONTO THE SOFT MUDDY GRASS AREA APPROX. 100 FEET PRIOR TO THE PAVEMENT. THE IMPACT REMOVED THE ENTIRE NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND DISTORTED THE FIREWALL.

## 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 NYC04CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA022), Nov 1, 2003: Cessna 182M (N70800), Laytonsville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt evasive maneuver to avoid the deer, which resulted in the loss of airspeed and an inadvertent stall.

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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