# NTSB IAD76FIG23: Cessna 172M, N20594, Stevensville, MD, August 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1976
- Place: Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
- Location: 38.9744° N, 76.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9744&lon=-76.3185&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 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1971   76/8/4    STEVENSVILLE,MD     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N20594              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY BRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUSSEX COUNTY,DL            STEVENSVILLE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT PUSHED FWD ON CTL WHEEL AFTR ACFT BOUNCED.NOSE WHEEL STRUCK RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20594 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bay Bridge

## 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 19760804022489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804022489A), Aug 4, 1976: Cessna 172M, Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. Plt pushed fwd on ctl wheel aftr acft bounced. Nose wheel struck rwy.

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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