# Accident 20030520017519A: Cessna 172G, Ocean City, NJ, May 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2636° N, 74.6075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2636&lon=-74.6075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3985L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3985L-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520017519A

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## 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 NYC03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA112), May 20, 2003: Cessna 172G (N3985L), Ocean City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor was a crosswind.

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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