# Accident 20080712841169A: Cessna 172N, Annapolis, MD, July 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2008, 12:15 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Airport: Lee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734AT-2009-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 40 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080712841169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED FOUR APPROACHES BUT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW AIRCRAFT DOWN. ON FIFTH APPROACH, HE LANDED LONG AND FAST AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY, CONTINUED ON THROUGH GRASS AND IMPACTED A BOUNDARY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEFT A 700 FOOT LONG SKID MARK PRIOR TO HITTING THE FENCE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN A LEFT WING HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE AND EMPENAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY SEEING 2400 RPM. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THAT THE FLAPS WERE SET AT 20 DEGREES AND THE TRIM WAS SET FOR NOSE DOWN. FLAPS WERE FOUND TO OPERATE PROPERLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ALL AIRCRAFT CONTROLS WERE OPERATED AND APPEARED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

## 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 NYC08CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA248), Jul 12, 2008: Cessna 172N (N734AT), Edgewater, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/speed during landing.

## Other reports on N734AT (2)

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

- [Incident 20050516009439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516009439I), May 16, 2005: Cessna 172N (N734AT), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. (-23) On may 16, 2005, at approximately 1415, student pilot, [privacy data omitted] was conducting his 2nd supervised solo at the Ocean City airport (oxb),…
- [Accident 20040212001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040212001829A), Feb 12, 2004: Cessna 172N (N734AT), Easton, MD, Minor damage. (-23) On the third and final stop and go landing, the student pilot flared too high and began porpoising down the runway. The student added power and the…

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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