# Accident 20100720043229A: Cessna 152, Indian Head, MD, July 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Indian Head, MD
- Airport: Maryland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5909° N, 77.1502° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5909&lon=-77.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4823B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4823B-2018-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 25 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100720043229A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE PATTERN AT MARYLAND AIRPORT (2W5)  THE WEATHER  CHANGED AND THE WINDS INCREASED FROM 2 KNOTS TO NW AT 10 T0 15 KNOTS.  STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON 36 AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT, LANDED LONG, HARD, AND RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 36, INTO A DITCH.  NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FIRWALL WAS BENT.

## 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 ERA10CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA369), Jul 20, 2010: Cessna 152 (N4823B), Indian Head, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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