# Accident 20001218043759A: Cessna 172M, Lumberton, NJ, December 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2000, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2992° N, 74.5210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2992&lon=-74.5210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789FW-2002-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218043759A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA020), Dec 19, 2000: Cessna 172M (N789FW), Medford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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