Cessna 172S N699LP

Summary

On 7 January 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N699LP was involved in an accident near Lincoln Park, 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

7 January 2001 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln Park (N07)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N699LP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sky Acres → Lincoln Park

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

IAD01LA023

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during landing. Factors in the accident were the night lighting and the snow bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a normal approach to the 2,942 foot long and 40 foot wide runway at night, but landed to the left of the runway centerline. The left main gear touched down on the edge of the runway, and the left landing gear landed in a bank of plowed snow. The airplane veered to the left, traveled deeper into the snow, and flipped over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies, and stated that he "messed up" the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.