# Accident 20020811037739A: Cessna 172RG, West Milford, NJ, August 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2002, 19:32 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1281° N, 74.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1281&lon=-74.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6257R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257R-2006-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811037739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING A PRACTICE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE PRIVATE PILOT (STUDENT STATUS) TO OVER ROTATE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A DITCH, CROSSED A TAXIWAY, AND WOUND UP AT A DIRT BERM SEMI INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED. THE INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEFT HAND AND MINOR HEAD TRAUMA. THE STUDENT SUSTAINED MINOR CHEST TRAUMA.

## 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 IAD02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA084), Aug 11, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N6257R), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's excessive rotation and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N6257R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000605032699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605032699I), Jun 5, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N6257R), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. (-23)On 06/05/2000 at approximately 0010, at Teterboro Airport, [privacy data omitted] acting as pilot in command of Cessna N6257R landed with the nosewheel…

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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