Cessna 172P N116FR

Summary

On 7 August 1998 at about 00:05 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N116FR, operated by Sparta Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near West Milford, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 August 1998 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

West Milford, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Greenwood Lake (4N1)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N116FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sparta Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Teterboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

NYC98LA163

2 people had minor injuries.

The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing on runway 24, the 30-hour student pilot (SP) touched down and the airplane bounced towards the right side of the runway. The SP then initiated a go-around and added right rudder and full right aileron. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and was unable to gain altitude before the airplane struck a metal fence post located about 100 feet to the right of the runway. The SP said, '...for unknown reason the airplane didn't reply to the controls as if something was holding it and prevented its climb...' Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact abnormalities of the airframe or engine. It was noted that the flaps were observed in the zero degree position. Winds reported at a nearby airport were from 180 degrees at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.