- Date
- April 7, 1991, 19:21 local (23:21 UTC)
- Place
- College Park, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9671ACessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910407013319A
- Case key
- 11670
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged altitude and distance which resulted in an overrun of the runway.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was on his second attempt to land; he reported that he was too high and fast during the first attempt, so he did a go around. On his second try he used 20 degrees of flaps with 70 knot approach speed. According to the pilot, he was again too high and fast, although he decided to land. The airplane touched down about halfway down the runway. The airplane bounced and then touched down near the end of the runway. Th pilot said he was unable to stop in time to avoid overunning the runway. The airplane struck trees beyond the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9671A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- W29 · Stevensville, MD
- Destination
- CGS · College Park, MD
- Airport
- CGS · College Park, runway 15, 2,700 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 36 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DCA, 999 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.