# Accident 20020324018779A: Cessna 172P, Ocean City, NJ, March 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2002, 13:50 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2990° N, 74.5217° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2990&lon=-74.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9847L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9847L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020324018779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2002, AT 1350 EST, A CESSNA CE-172-P, N9847L, OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT IN COMMAND AND CO-PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT ADVISED UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF THE WIND APPEARED MORE SEVERE THAN WAS REPORTED FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A MARSH AREA, PITCHED ONTO ITS NOSE WITH THE RIGHT WING STRIKING THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELL BACK ONTO ITS LANDING GEAR WITH THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRIKING THE GROUND.

## 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 IAD02LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA038), Mar 24, 2002: Cessna 172P (N9847L), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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