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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Ocean City, NJ · May 20, 2003

Date: May 20, 2003 · 14:45 local
Place: Ocean City, NJ
Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3985L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA112
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3985LRegistration cancelled Nov 14, 2012 · Cessna 172GS/N 17254154 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172G Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 20, 2003 at about 1445 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N3985L was substantially damaged while landing at Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N), Ocean City, NJ. The pilot lost control of the aircraft after touch down on rwy 06 and the aircraft veered right near the end of the runway, struck a runway marker sign and berm and came to rest in a swamp. The aircraft had damage to both wings, the fuselage and the nose gear. The certificated private pilot and the passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed camden county airport (19N) berlin, NJ at about 1400. No flight plan was filed. No airworthiness issues existed to contribute to this accident. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 20, 2003 AT ABOUT 1445 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N3985L WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (26N), OCEAN CITY, NJ. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 06 AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A RUNWAY MARKER SIGN AND BERM AND CAME TO REST IN A SWAMP. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE FUSELAGE AND THE NOSE GEAR. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED CAMDEN COUNTY AIRPORT (19N) BERLIN, NJ AT ABOUT 1400. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES EXISTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ACCIDENT. ^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.

NTSB NYC03LA112Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOcean City, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor was a crosswind.May 20, 2003 · Substantial damage