20021024032709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Morristown, NJ · October 24, 2002

Date
October 24, 2002 · 17:09 local
Place
Morristown, NJ
Airport
Morristown Municipal Airport
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4599D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03LA014
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At 1709 LCL, N4599D, a CE-172 landed on runway 05 at Morristown airport and went off the right side of the runway and into a tree line. This was the second supervised solo landing for the pilot. After landing on runway 05 direction control was lost and the aircraft veered to the right and impacted with the tree line. The student pilot was counseled by her flight instructor privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 1709 LCL, N4599D, A CE-172 LANDED ON RUNWAY 05 AT MORRISTOWN AIRPORT AND WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A TREE LINE. THIS WAS THE SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO LANDING FOR THE PILOT. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 DIRECTION CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED WITH THE TREE LINE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4599D · 2

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