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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Cumberland, MD · February 7, 2004

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Date
February 7, 2004 · 11:34 local
Place
Cumberland, MD
Airport
Cumberland Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61648
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04CA064
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total270 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N61648Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264699Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed hagerstown, MD (hgr) on a local pleasure flight to Cumberland, MD (cbe) with two passengers. The pilot obtained the weather electronically prior to departure but did not file a flight plan. Upon arrival to cbe the awos-iii reported the cbe weather as VFR with winds 290 at 12 with gusts to 24. However, upon contacting UNICOM he thought he heard the operator report the winds as 260 at 9 with gusts to 15 and the active runway 23. Based upon this information he elected to land on runway 23 instead of 29. Deep into the landing flare the pilot reported a very strong gust that lifted the aircraft back into the air and to the left. He attempted to counteract with a go-around by applying full power and right crosswind corrections, however, the Cessna was slow to gain airspeed, drifted to the left, and the left main struck a four foot snow bank. After striking the snow bank the aircraft became inverted. There were no injuries. A review of the AWOS printout for the accident time period did confirm gusty winds from the northwest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HAGERSTOWN, MD (HGR) ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT TO CUMBERLAND, MD (CBE) WITH TWO PASSENGERS. THE PILOT OBTAINED THE WEATHER ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE BUT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. UPON ARRIVAL TO CBE THE AWOS-III REPORTED THE CBE WEATHER AS VFR WITH WINDS 290 AT 12 WITH GUSTS TO 24. HOWEVER, UPON CONTACTING UNICOM HE THOUGHT HE HEARD THE OPERATOR REPORT THE WINDS AS 260 AT 9 WITH GUSTS TO 15 AND THE ACTIVE RUNWAY 23. BASED UPON THIS INFORMATION HE ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 INSTEAD OF 29. DEEP INTO THE LANDING FLARE THE PILOT REPORTED A VERY STRONG GUST THAT LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR AND TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT WITH A GO-AROUND BY APPLYING FULL POWER AND RIGHT CROSSWIND CORRECTIONS, HOWEVER, THE CESSNA WAS SLOW TO GAIN AIRSPEED, DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, AND THE LEFT MAIN STRUCK A FOUR FOOT SNOW BANK. AFTER STRIKING THE SNOW BANK THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A REVIEW OF THE AWOS PRINTOUT FOR THE ACCIDENT TIME PERIOD DID CONFIRM GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC04CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCumberland, MDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing. A factor was the crosswind.Feb 7, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N61648 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19981025041889ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cumberland, MD(.4)On October 25, 1998, about 1000 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N61648, was substantially damaged during landing at Mexico farms airfield (LW3) Cumberland Maryland. The certificated private pilot was uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions…Oct 25, 1998 · Substantial damage