# NTSB Accident ERA13CA377
> **CESSNA 172P** · 2013-08-24 · Mitchellville, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13CA377
- **Event ID:** 20130826X54510
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-24
- **Location:** Mitchellville, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.941112, -76.772224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N98923
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to depart with a known deficiency following a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was an anomaly of the airplane’s nosewheel steering that could not be replicated during post-accident examination.

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