# Accident 19940317005679A: Cessna 172RG, Caldwell, NJ, March 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1994, 19:30 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9585B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9585B-1997-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 140 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940317005679A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST. NO FLAPS OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO FENCE. STOPPED ON ROAD 375 FEET FROM RUNWAY. NOT NIGHT CURRENT.

## 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 NYC94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA063), Mar 18, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N9585B), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

## Other reports on N9585B (1)

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

- [Incident 19860116003279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860116003279I), Jan 16, 1986: Cessna 172RG (N9585B), Forty Fort, PA, Minor damage. Landed gear up.

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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