# Accident 19990226030119A: Cessna 172N, Berlin, NJ, February 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1999, 09:45 local time
- Place: Berlin, NJ
- Airport: Camden County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7784° N, 74.9478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7784&lon=-74.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737MJ-2006-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,380 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990226030119A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON FEBRUARY 26, 1999, ABOUT 0945 EASTERN STANDRD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N737MJ, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT THE CAMDEN COUNTY AIRPORT (19N), BERLIN, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE CFI STATED THEY HAD DEPARTED THE TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE AIRPORT INTENDING TO LAND AT 19N. UPON ARRIVING AT 19N, THE UNICOM FREQUENCY ADVISED THAT THE WINDS WERE SHIFTING AND RUNWAY 23 WAS THE ACTIVE. THE CFI DECIDED TO PERFORM A FLY-BY TO VISUALLY LOOK AT THE WINDSOCK, WHICH CONFIRMED THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 23, ALTHOUGH THERE WOULD BE A 60 DEGREE CROSSWIND. THE CFI RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23. AS THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD ON FINAL APPROACH, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS, WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS, THE CFI RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE CFI THEN OBSERVED THE WIND SHIFT TO A TAILWIND AND THE GROUND-SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO INCREASE, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLOAT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH ABOUT 660 FEET REMAINING OF THE 3,102 FOOT       FOOT RUNWAY. THE CFI APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO DECREASE LIFT, AND PUT MORE WEIGHT ON THE WHEELS. THE AIRPLANE THEN RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A FENCE, CROSSED A ROAD, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A RAILROAD SINGLE TRACK. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS WERE ONLY RETRACTED TO ABOUT 10 DEGREES OF DEFLECTION. THE FLAP SELECTOR SWITCH, LOCATED IN THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS FOUND IN THE 10 DEGREE POSITION. AN AIRPORT, LOCATED 15 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST, REPORTED WINDS FROM 320 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS, WITH PEAK WINDS TO 27 KNOTS. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 NYC99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA066), Feb 26, 1999: Cessna 172N (N737MJ), Berlin, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's failure to obtain the proper touch down point on the runway, and failure to perform a go-around. A factor relating to the accident was a sudden wind shift.

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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