# Accident 19990416043969A: Cessna 172M, Lumberton, NJ, April 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1999, 22:00 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12469) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990416043969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 16, 1999, AT APPROX. 2200 HOURS, A CESSNA 172M, N12469 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT THE FLYING W AIRPORT (N14), LUMBERTON, NJ. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE PENNRIDGE AIRPORT (N70), PERKASIE, PA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER FAR 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUEING HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RNWY 19, TEH AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND HE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY FOG ON THE RWY. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROX. 75 KNOTS, BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO FLOAT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN FOG. DUE TO RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, THE PILOT DECIDED NOT TO PERFORM AN ABORTED LANDING. TEH AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN A RAVINE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A FULL WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTING N70, AND FOG WAS NOT FORECAST AT N14.

## 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 NYC99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA094), Apr 17, 1999: Cessna 172M (N12469), Lumberton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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