Cessna 172 N7095G

Summary

On 31 May 2016 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7095G 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.

Date

31 May 2016 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lumberton, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

South Jersey Rgnl (VAY)

Coordinates

39.9428, -74.8458

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7095G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lumberton → Lumberton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA340

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's hard landing, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the firewall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, the main landing gear touched down first, followed by the nose landing gear. He reported that the nose landing gear tire deflated upon contact with the runway surface. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator, the pilot stated that the main landing gear touched down at airspeed of about 40 knots, and the airplane rolled to the right side of the runway and came to rest about 5 feet from the edge of the runway. The Airframe and Powerplant mechanic that recovered the airplane reported that the nose landing gear wheel was broken in half and damage was sustained to the upper and lower firewall on both the pilot and copilot sides. According to the manufacturer's pilot operating handbook: The stall airspeed for this airplane with flaps down, power off is 49 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with any portion of the airplane prior to touch down that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.