# Accident 20180823012139A: Cessna 172S, Churchville, MD, August 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 7HDS
- Location: 39.5669° N, 76.2025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5669&lon=-76.2025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N419SP-2019-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA505) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180823012139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA18CA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA505), Aug 23, 2018: Cessna 172 (N419SP), Churchville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing left of the runway centerline, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a power box.

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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