Friday, November 04, 2011

Cessna 172, N212CF: Accident occurred November 02, 2011 in Frederick, Maryland

NTSB Identification: ERA12LA061
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, November 02, 2011 in Frederick, MD
Probable Cause Approval Date: 03/08/2012
Aircraft: CESSNA 172R, registration: N212CF

NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

After touchdown, with a left crosswind of about 6 knots, the student pilot reported a strong vibration in the wheels and a pull to the left. He applied power to abort the landing, but did not maintain directional control, and, as a result, the airplane departed the left side of the runway, collapsing the nose landing gear. Postaccident inspection of the nose landing gear shimmy damper revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The student pilot’s inadequate directional control during the landing roll.


On November 2, 2011, about 1715 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N212CF, registered to FL Flyers LLC, operated by Frederick Flight Center, experienced a loss of control during landing at Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK), Frederick, Maryland. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight from Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B Poage Field (DMW), Westminster, Maryland. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated about 20 minutes earlier from DMW.

The student pilot stated that the accident flight was his fourth solo flight. He departed FDK and flew to DMW where he performed a full-stop landing. He later reported noticing a "slight shutter in the wheels during the landing roll but no steering issue was noticed." He departed to return to FDK, and entered the traffic pattern for landing on runway 23. He reported that the approach was flown at 70 knots, and after a smooth touchdown, he reported that almost immediately he, “…felt a strong vibration in the wheels and a pull to the left….” He applied power to go around, and attempted to keep the longitudinal axis of the airplane aligned with the runway but the airplane veered to the left and departed the left side of the runway. The airplane came to an abrupt stop with the nose pitched into the ground.

Postaccident inspection of the airplane and airport were performed by a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness inspector. The inspector reported that black marks on the runway were noted to the runway edge, consistent with brake application. Inspection of the airplane revealed that the nose landing gear was folded under the airplane, and further inspection of the nose landing gear shimmy damper revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction.

A surface observation weather report taken at the accident airport at 1710, or approximately 5 minutes before the accident indicates in part that the wind was from 160 degrees at 6 knots.


A single-engine plane landed nose-down on a runway Wednesday at Frederick Municipal Airport.

Frederick Municipal Airport was closed temporarily Wednesday after a small airplane crash-landed, airport manager Kevin Daugherty said. The pilot was not seriously injured, Maryland State Police said. The Federal Aviation Administration would not release the pilot’s name.

The crash shut down operations for about an hour while emergency crews responded to the scene on runway 23.

“We notified FAA, and they will do a preliminary investigation,” Daugherty said.

The aircraft is registered to a Florida corporation, according to the FAA registry.

“He was just practice flying,” said FAA spokesman Jim Peters.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 212CF        Make/Model: C172      Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
  Date: 11/02/2011     Time: 2115

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: FREDERICK   State: MD   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE DOWN, FREDERICK, MD

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   1
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Landing      Operation: OTHER


  FAA FSDO: BALTIMORE, MD  (EA07)                 Entry date: 11/03/2011 

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