# Accident 20010826022309A: Cessna 172S, Matawan, NY, August 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2001, 20:30 local time
- Place: Matawan, NY
- Airport: Marlboro Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3689° N, 74.2481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3689&lon=-74.2481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629PD-2002-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826022309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 AT 2N8, WITH A TAIL WIND, LANDED LONG EXECUTED A TOUCH AND GO, DURING THE CLIMB TURNED LEFT, AIRCRAFT HIT FIBEROPTIC CABLE ON HIGH TENSION TOWER, LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED AND ATTACHED TO CABLE STRETCHING THE CABLE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED EXTENSIVE HEAD INJURIES, THAT CAUSED THE PILOT TO EXPIRE. THE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT DIED FROM INJURIES ON 08/27/01.

## 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 NYC01FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA217), Aug 27, 2001: Cessna 172SP (N629PD), Matawan, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the initial climb. Factors were the pilot's failure to perform a go-around, the pilot's lack of flight experience in nighttime conditions, the…

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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