Plane Crash List

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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