# NTSB IAD04CA009: Cessna 172R, N5165M, Fredrick, MD, February 5, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 5, 2004, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Fredrick, MD - Coordinates: 39.417499, -77.374168 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4175&lon=-77.3742&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58713 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD04CA009 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58713/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA009 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow bank. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) ## Analysis Upon landing, the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot applied full right rudder, but could not maintain directional control, and the airplane subsequently impacted a snow bank along the left side of the runway. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction. The flight was the student's pilot's first solo flight. ## Factual narrative On February 5, 2004, at 1615 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172R, N5165M, was substantially damaged while landing at Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK), Frederick, Maryland. The certificated student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local solo instructional flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the student pilot, the accident occurred during his first solo flight. While on final approach to runway 05 for his second touch-and-go landing, "everything seemed fine." As soon as the main landing gear wheels touched down, the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot applied full right rudder, but could not maintain directional control, and the airplane impacted a snow bank along the left side of the runway. The student pilot additionally stated, "At no time did I actually touch the brakes." According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector and the operator of the airplane, there were no indications of mechanical malfunction. Runway 05 was 5,220 feet long by 100 feet wide, and was reported by the student pilot as being dry at the time of the accident. The weather reported at the airport, at 1614, included winds from 040 degrees true at 5 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, scattered clouds at 5,500 feet, a broken cloud layer at 6,500 feet, temperature 30 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 19 degrees Fahrenheit, and a barometric pressure of 30.56 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5165M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5165M), registered now, S/N 17281092, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17281092 - Airframe hours: 1126 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Fredrick Flight Center - Registered owner: Air Elliott Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, December 31, 2003, 47.7 hours before - Departed: FDK, Fredrick, MD - Airport: FDK, Frederick Muni, runway 05, 5,220 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 24; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 40° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.55 inHg - Observed at: FDK ## 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 20040205002049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040205002049A), Feb 5, 2004: Cessna 172R, Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) On his first supervised solo flight, he second landing was made, runway 05 at fdk and the student pilot lost control of the aircraft on rollout. The… From the NTSB's public API. 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