# Accident 20040205002049A: Cessna 172R, Frederick, MD, February 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2004, 16:30 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4175° N, 77.3742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4175&lon=-77.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5165M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5165M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040205002049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, HE SECOND LANDING WAS MADE, RUNWAY 05 AT FDK AND THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON ROLLOUT. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A RIGID SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

## 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 IAD04CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA009), Feb 5, 2004: Cessna 172R (N5165M), Fredrick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow bank.

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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