# NTSB NYC99LA021: Cessna 172M, N61648, Cumberland, MD, October 25, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 25, 1998, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Cumberland, MD - Location: 39.6060° N, 78.7605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEXICO FARMS (1W3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6060&lon=-78.7605&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45178 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC99LA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45178/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA021 ## Probable cause The pilot's decision to land, instead of performing a go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane landed long and fast, and approaching the end of the runway, the pilot saw what appeared to be a ditch. He pulled full back on the yoke to avoid shearing off the nose wheel, and the airplane went airborne for about 100 feet. When the airplane came back down, it landed on the left and nose landing gear, and the propeller and left wing struck the ground. The airplane then bounced down on the right landing gear, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot wrote that he 'could have and should have gone around rather than attempting to force plane down in [the] length remaining after touchdown.' ## Factual narrative On October 25, 1998, about 1000 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 172M, N61648, was substantially damaged during landing at Mexico Farms Airfield (1W3), Cumberland, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the flight between Washington County Regional Airport (HGR), Hagerstown, Maryland, and Mexico Farms. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane was high on the approach, so he increased angle of descent instead of using full flaps or slipping. The airplane "landed long and hot," and approaching the end of the runway, the pilot saw what appeared to be a ditch. He pulled full back on the yoke to avoid shearing off the nose wheel, and the airplane became airborne for about 100 feet. When the airplane came back down, it initially landed on the left and nose landing gear, and the propeller and left wing struck the ground. The airplane then bounced down on the right landing gear, and the right wing struck the ground. The pilot wrote that he "could have and should have gone around rather than attempting to force plane down in [the] length remaining after touchdown." ## 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 - Airframe hours: 4294 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chapter 36 Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 15, 1998 - Departed: HGR, HAGERSTOWN, MD - Destination: 1W3 - Airport: 1W3, Mexico Farms, runway 27, 2,120 × 190 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 519 total, 240 in this make and model, 457 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HGR, 47 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19981025041889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025041889A), Oct 25, 1998: Cessna 172M, Cumberland, MD, Substantial damage. (.4)On October 25, 1998, about 1000 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N61648, was substantially damaged during landing at Mexico farms airfield (LW3)… ## 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 NYC04CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA064), Feb 7, 2004: Cessna 172M (N61648), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing. A factor was the crosswind. 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.