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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Mitchellville, MD · September 23, 2005

Date: September 23, 2005 · 12:00 local
Place: Mitchellville, MD
Airport: Freeway Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N99137
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC05CA146
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 183 total183 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N99137Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2018 · Cessna 172PS/N 17276408 · Built 1985 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) A Cessna 172P landing on runway 36 at Freeway Airport (W00) lost control while attempting a crosswind landing. The aircraft departed the runway on the left side (approx. 1100 feet from the threshold) at a 30 degree angle from the runway heading (approx. 330 degrees). The aircraft traveled 266 feet through the grass, struck a tied down Grumman tiger (N9916) and then struck the next aircraft a diamond DA-40 (N392MA) before it stopped. All three aircraft were substantially damaged, no injury to the single pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CESSNA 172P LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT FREEWAY AIRPORT (W00) LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE (APPROX. 1100 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD) AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING (APPROX. 330 DEGREES). THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 266 FEET THROUGH THE GRASS, STRUCK A TIED DOWN GRUMMAN TIGER (N9916) AND THEN STRUCK THE NEXT AIRCRAFT A DIAMOND DA-40 (N392MA) BEFORE IT STOPPED. ALL THREE AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, NO INJURY TO THE SINGLE PILOT.

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 NYC05CA146Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMitchellville, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Sep 23, 2005 · Substantial damage