# Accident 20040307035269A: Cessna 172S, Stevensville, MD, March 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9764° N, 76.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9764&lon=-76.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317ME (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040307035269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SECOND SOLO LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER PITCH ATTITUDE AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC04CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA084), Mar 7, 2004: Cessna 172S (N317ME), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. A factor was the student pilot's lack of experience.

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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