# Accident 20040721035669A: Cessna 182R, Mitchellville, MD, July 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2004, 22:00 local time
- Place: Mitchellville, MD
- Airport: Freeway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9467° N, 76.7761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9467&lon=-76.7761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9476X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9476X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721035669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS RECEIVING DUEL NIGHT INSTRUCTION. PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND DROPPED IN FROM ABOUT 15'. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC04CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA175), Jul 22, 2004: Cessna 182R (N9476X), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's inadequate flare, and the CFI's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and hard landing. A factor related to the accident was the night conditions.

## Other reports on N9476X (1)

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

- [Incident 20230526014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230526014229I), May 26, 2023: Cessna 182R (N9476X), Danbury, CT, No damage. On may 26, 2023 a Cessna 182R was operating in the flight pattern at kdxr airport. During landing approach, the aircraft was unstable due to wind and the pilot…

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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