# NTSB NYC04CA064: Cessna 172M, N61648, Cumberland, MD, February 7, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 7, 2004, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Cumberland, MD - Coordinates: 39.615554, -78.760833 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6156&lon=-78.7608&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 58717 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC04CA064 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58717/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA064 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing. A factor was the crosswind. ## 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 - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61648), registered now, S/N 17264699 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17264699 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040207002069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207002069A), Feb 7, 2004: Cessna 172M, Cumberland, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed hagerstown, MD (hgr) on a local pleasure flight to Cumberland, MD (cbe) with two passengers. The pilot obtained the weather electronically… ## Other investigations on N61648 (1) 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. - [NTSB NYC99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA021), Oct 25, 1998: Cessna 172M (N61648), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land, instead of performing a go-around. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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