ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291762
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| Date: | Saturday 30 September 2006 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Frederick Flight Center |
| Registration: | N61WT |
| MSN: | 172S9818 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cambridge, Maryland -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Easton Airport, MD (ESN/KESN) |
| Cambridge Airport, MD (CGE/KCGE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying a Cessna 172S, and landing on runway 16; a 4,476-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. After touchdown, the airplane started to drift to the right. The pilot corrected the airplane to the left, and added power. The airplane then departed the left side of the runway, struck a ditch, and came to rest in a grass area off the left side of the runway. The pilot reported a total flight experience of approximately 722 hours; of which, about 258 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The pilot further stated that according to the automated weather observation system (AWOS), the winds were from 190 degrees at 10 knots, variable. The reported wind at an airport 12 miles north of the accident site, about the time of the accident, was from 170 degrees at 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06CA232
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 18:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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