Cessna 172RG N6180R
9 November 2008 · Manville, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 November 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6180R, operated by Privilege Aero LLC, was involved in an accident near Manville, New Jersey, United States. One person was 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manville, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Central Jersey Regional (47N)
- Coordinates
- 40.5211, -74.5922
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG
- Registration
- N6180R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Privilege Aero LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manville → Manville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA070
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a nose-wheel-first landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The operator reported that the pilot took the keys to the airplane and commenced a flight in the local pattern. While landing, the airplane contacted the runway hard on the nose gear. After the flight, the operator's maintenance personnel discovered evidence of a propeller strike to the runway and a damaged firewall. The pilot did not respond to Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board requests for information regarding the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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All 12,209 records for this type
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