20180823012139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Churchville, MD · August 23, 2018

Date
August 23, 2018 · 11:00 local
Place
Churchville, MD
Airport
Harford County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
7HDS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N419SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA505
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
503 total350 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft landed after airwork practice. There was a 10 gusting 15 knot direct crosswind from the right. The aircraft drifted left and the pilot made a late attempt to reject the landing. The aircraft veered to the left when power was applied and struck a ground obstacle left of and past the runway end before it could lift off.

Weather at 1059 LCL: temp 72 f, dew point 55 f, humidity 55 %, wind var at 5 mph, gust 0 mph, pressure 30.0 in, condition fair

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AFTER AIRWORK PRACTICE. THERE WAS A 10 GUSTING 15 KNOT DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND THE PILOT MADE A LATE ATTEMPT TO REJECT THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED AND STRUCK A GROUND OBSTACLE LEFT OF AND PAST THE RUNWAY END BEFORE IT COULD LIFT OFF.

WEATHER AT 1059 LCL: TEMP 72 F, DEW POINT 55 F, HUMIDITY 55 %, WIND VAR AT 5 MPH, GUST 0 MPH, PRESSURE 30.0 IN, CONDITION FAIR

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.