Cessna 172P N30EF
10 March 2003 · Linden, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 2003 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N30EF, operated by Air Fleet Training Systems, was involved in an accident near Linden, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Linden, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Linden (LDJ)
- Coordinates
- 40.6175, -74.2447
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N30EF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Fleet Training Systems
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Linden → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors in the accident were the crosswind and the snowbank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot flew a local flight and returned to land at the departure airport. When he returned there was a strong crosswind. During his first attempt to land on runway 27, a 4,137 foot long, 100 foot wide, asphalt runway, he was too far left of the runway and performed a go-around. During the second approach, one main wheel touched down on the runway, followed by the other. After touchdown, the pilot encountered a strong gust of wind which pushed the airplane off to the left side of the runway. The airplane's left main landing wheel then struck a snowbank on the left side of the runway, and the airplane ended up in a drainage ditch. The pilot reported his total flight experience to be 103 hours, all in make and model. Winds reported at an airport about 5 miles northeast, were from 320 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 19.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | Paul A. Bray | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 2003 | Cessna 172P | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | Century Air, INC. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2003 | Cessna 150L | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 2003 | Cessna 175A | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2003 | Cessna 172G | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |