# NTSB BFO89LA006: Cessna 172P, N63019, Cambridge, MD, October 29, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 29, 1988, 10:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Coordinates: 38.559421, -76.070999 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5594&lon=-76.0710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO89LA006
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11481/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA006

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - aborted takeoff - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - aborted

## Analysis

THE STU PLT DID THREE TAKEOFFS & LNDGS WITH THE INSTR ABOARD AND THEN THREE MORE DURING SOLO FLIGHT. ON HIS FOURTH TAKEOFF TRY HE USED AILERON AND RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE RWY. THERE WAS AN 8 TO 10 KT CROSSWIND. THE STU SAID WHEN THE ACFT LIFTED OFF HE DID NOT NEUTRALIZE THE AILERONS CAUSING THE ACFT TO BANK TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER POWER WAS REDUCED THE ACFT PITCHED DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE RWY, SKIDDED ABOUT 40 FT AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63019](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63019), registered now, S/N 17275379, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-75379
- Airframe hours: 2416
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: D&N Maintenance, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 3, 1988, 45 hours before
- Airport: CGE, Cambridge/Dorchester, runway 34, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 51 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881029048689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048689A), Oct 29, 1988: Cessna 172P, Cambridge, MD, Substantial damage. Solo student failed neutralize ailerons on crosswind touch and go. Banked off runway. Aborted. Stalled. Nosed over.

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.

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