- Date
- February 7, 2004, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cumberland, MD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61648Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20040207002069A
- Case key
- 58717
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing. A factor was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to landing at the airport, the pilot had obtained the local weather information. As the airplane touched down on runway 23, a gust of wind forced the airplane to the left. The pilot added power and applied right rudder; however, the airplane continued to veer left, struck a snow bank, and came to rest inverted. The reported wind at the airport about the time of the accident was from 330 degrees, varying from 290 degrees to 360 degrees, at 6 knots, gusting to 14 knots.
Factual narrative
On February 7, 2004, about 1130 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N61648, was substantially damaged while landing at Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), Cumberland, Maryland. The certificated private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Hagerstown Regional Airport, Hagerstown, Maryland, about 1045. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot stated that prior to landing at CBE, he had obtained the local weather via the internet, and subsequently listened to the Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS). As the airplane touched down on runway 23, a gust of wind forced the airplane to the left. The pilot added power and applied right rudder; however, the airplane continued to veer left, struck a snow bank, and came to rest inverted.
The reported wind at CBE, at 1155, was from 330 degrees, varying from 290 degrees to 360 degrees, at 6 knots, gusting to 14 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61648
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264699
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chapter 36 Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HGR · Hagerstown, MD
- Destination
- CBE · Cumberland, MD
- Airport
- CBE · Greater Cumberland Regional, runway 23, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 304 total · 288 in this make and model · 277 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Observed at
- CBE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N61648 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.