Cessna 172RG N9585B

Summary

On 18 March 1994 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N9585B, operated by MAC DAN Aviation, was involved in an accident near Fairfield, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 March 1994 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairfield, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Essex County (CDW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N9585B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

MAC DAN Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmingdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC94LA063

1 person had minor injuries.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN, AT THE PROPER SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN AND CONTACT WITH A FENCE. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW HIS INITIAL AIR TRAFFIC INSTRUCTIONS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITH WINDS FROM 320 TO 330 DEGREES, AT 8 TO 10 KNOTS, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A LEFT CROSSWIND ENTRY TO RWY 4. INSTEAD HE LINED UP WITH RWY 9. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER SAW THIS AND THEN CLEARED HIM TO LAND ON RWY 9 WHICH WAS 3721 FEET LONG. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY, CROSSED 325 FEET OF OPEN FIELD, WENT THROUGH A FENCE, UP AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST ON A 4 LANE ROAD. THERE WERE 500 FEET OF SKID MARKS ON THE RWY, AND THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED 375 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED LONG, WITHOUT FLAPS, CARRIED EXTRA POWER, AND FLOATED. HE SAID HIS TOUCHDOWN SPEED WAS 85 KNOTS. RUNWAY 9 WAS 830 FEET SHORTER THAN RUNWAY 4.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.