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Cessna 172D N2549Y

2 May 2006 · Lumberton, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 May 2006 at about 14:20 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2549Y, operated by Herlihy Helicopters Inc., was involved in an accident near Lumberton, 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 14:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Lumberton, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Flying W. Airport (N14)
Coordinates
39.9342, -74.8072
Aircraft
Cessna 172D
Registration
N2549Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Herlihy Helicopters Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lumberton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC06CA107

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing, which resulted in an runway overrun and subsequent impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting solo takeoffs and landings in a Cessna 172D, on a 3,496-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. During his first approach to the runway, the airplane was high, and the student pilot performed a go-around. During his second approach, the airplane touched down, and the student pilot applied the brakes. However, the engine rpm increased, and the student pilot cycled the throttle in an attempt to reduce rpm. The airplane subsequently traveled off the end of the runway and impacted a field. The student pilot's flight instructor reported that after a good landing, he observed the airplane increase speed, and the tires were smoking as the airplane departed the end of the runway. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. The wind was reported as calm at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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