Cessna 172N N737LY

Summary

On 1 May 2022 at about 22:20 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737LY, operated by Old Bridge Flight School, was involved in an accident near Toms River, 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.

Date

1 May 2022 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Ocean county airport (KMJX)

Coordinates

39.9274, -74.2942

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N737LY

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Old Bridge Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englishtown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA217

Nobody was injured.

Loss of engine power due to the throttle linkage becoming disconnected in flight due to improper maintenance.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, during an instructional flight, he told the student to set up for landing on runway 6. When they were at an altitude of about 400 ft above ground level, the flight instructor told him to apply full power since for a go-around. When the student applied full power, the engine did not respond. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and tried to land on runway 24. The flight instructor knew they would not make the runway, so he tried to land in the grass and the left wing contacted a fence and flipped the airplane over, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings, the vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizer. The flight instructor stated that he thought the throttle cable had become disconnected. A postaccident examination revealed that the throttle cable was not connected to the carburetor. An AN drilled bolt was found at the bottom of the cowling; however, the castellated nut was not located. Review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that the engine had been recently overhauled and installed in the airplane. Further conversations with the flight instructor, who was also the mechanic, stated that it is possible he forgot to install the cotter pin into the castellated nut and the bolt fell out.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.