- Date
- June 5, 1983, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mitchellville, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1657ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830605022369A
- Case key
- 6083
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that when he was on final apch to land, his speed was a little fast. After touching down, the acft bounced & began drifting to the right. Once the right wheel went off the rwy, the right turn increased & the acft struck a rwy edge light. Full power was applied to avoid several parked acft, but the flaps were not raised. At about 50 to 60 ft AGL, the plt made a sharp left turn to avoid some trees. At about that time, the acft stalled & crashed into a small tree & a pile of logs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1657E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271085
- Airframe hours
- 2,869
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Freeway Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- John B. Farrell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 11, 1983 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- FDR · Frederick, MD
- Airport
- W00 · Freeway, runway 18, 2,150 × 30 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 264 total · 23 in this make and model · 189 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTN, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.