- Date
- September 1, 1980
- Place
- Mitchellville, MD · MITCHELLVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N737HCCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800901038569A
- Case key
- 128879
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2402 80/9/1 MITCHELLVILLE,MD CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 54, 307 TIME - 0830 N737HC PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUMBERLAND,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT STATED AWARE THAT NO-FLAP LNDG PROBABLE DUE ALTERNATOR FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737HC
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freeway
N737HCRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.