Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N54102

22 December 1992 · Andover, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 December 1992 at about 19:56 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N54102, operated by Lincoln Park Aviation, was involved in an accident near Andover, 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 19:56
Classification
Accident
Location
Andover, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Aeroflex-Andover (12N)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N54102
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lincoln Park Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lincoln Park → Newton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC93LA051

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND AN IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 03. HE SAID, 'JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN A GUSTING TAILWIND CAUSED THE...PLANE TO FLOAT ABOVE THE...RUNWAY...I WAS ABLE TO TOUCHDOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS OF THE RUNWAY AVAILABLE...APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY I POWERED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND. IT WAS TOO LATE [AND] THE PLANE [STRUCK] THE WATER.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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