20001218043759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Lumberton, NJ · December 18, 2000

Date: December 18, 2000 · 20:30 local
Place: Lumberton, NJ
Airport: Flying W Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N789FW
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD01LA020
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total50 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N789FWRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2002 · Cessna 172MS/N 17264703 Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot, privacy data omitted received his pvt pilot cert on 12-17-00. Departed Flying W Airport N14 @ 1915 for a night sightseeing flt to the NY cooridore. As he returned home, he noticed a discharge in the ampmeter. He then turned off all radios to "conserve power". At one point he lost navigational equip. But knew where he was. His pax., privacy data omitted, confirmed this statement. Once back @ the field, privacy data omitted, attempted to turn on the rwy lights on N14 (they are pilot controlled through a selected frequency), but to no avail. He then flew down rwy once and decided that he would make a landing at the unlit field. As he was landing, he noticed that the flaps had not extended. The a/c landed approx. 3/4 down rwy and slightly fast. The pilot attempted to stop the a/c but was unable. The a/c hit embankment and sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED HIS PVT PILOT CERT ON 12-17-00. DEPARTED FLYING W AIRPORT N14 @ 1915 FOR A NIGHT SIGHTSEEING FLT TO THE NY COORIDORE. AS HE RETURNED HOME, HE NOTICED A DISCHARGE IN THE AMPMETER. HE THEN TURNED OFF ALL RADIOS TO "CONSERVE POWER". AT ONE POINT HE LOST NAVIGATIONAL EQUIP. BUT KNEW WHERE HE WAS. HIS PAX., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CONFIRMED THIS STATEMENT. ONCE BACK @ THE FIELD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE RWY LIGHTS ON N14 (THEY ARE PILOT CONTROLLED THROUGH A SELECTED FREQUENCY), BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN FLEW DOWN RWY ONCE AND DECIDED THAT HE WOULD MAKE A LANDING AT THE UNLIT FIELD. AS HE WAS LANDING, HE NOTICED THAT THE FLAPS HAD NOT EXTENDED. THE A/C LANDED APPROX. 3/4 DOWN RWY AND SLIGHTLY FAST. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE A/C BUT WAS UNABLE. THE A/C HIT EMBANKMENT AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD01LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMedford, NJThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors included the loss of electrical power, the dark night, and the pilot's lack of night experience.Dec 19, 2000 · Substantial damage