ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354263
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 June 1998 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Congressional Air Charter Inc. |
| Registration: | N6640H |
| MSN: | 17265520 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westminster, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Frederick, MD (KFDK) |
| Gaithersburg, MD (GAI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While returning to his home base, the student pilot became disorientated, and requested assistance from Baltimore Approach Control. Baltimore provided the pilot with radar vectors to an airport. He landed on runway 13 with a wind from 270 degrees at 12 knots. After touching down, the pilot realized that airport was a short field, and that he was not configured for that type of landing. He attempted a go-around, but could not get the airplane to lift off. Subsequently, it nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach/landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around. The quartering tailwind was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98LA134
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 06:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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