# Accident 19900318010159A: Cessna 172H, Andover, NJ, March 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Airport: Aeroflex-Andover Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0086° N, 74.7380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AEROFLEX/ANDOVER (12N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0086&lon=-74.7380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8213L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8213L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,905 total, 1,700 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318010159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON SHORT FINAL. AIRCRAFT STALLED WITH FULL POWER, LEFT WING STRUCK RUNWAY THEN MAIN GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA079), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 172H (N8213L), Andover, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N8213L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230204000699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230204000699I), Feb 4, 2023: Cessna 172H (N8213L), Dunellon, FL, No damage. [privacy data omitted] A CE-172-H, was flying on a cross country flight from kdvf to kdvi when approximately around 0900, the aircraft started experiencing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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