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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Sussex, NJ · October 4, 2003

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Date
October 4, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place
Sussex, NJ
Airport
Sussex Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98145
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD04CA001
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
820 total600 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot, Mr. Eric sanderson stated he and his student departed essex county airport (cdw) caldwell, NJ for an instructional flight to Sussex, NJ (fwn). He stated there had been heavy rain earlier that day but only light rain and VMC conditions during the flight. While attempting to land on runway 03 at fwn, Mr. Sanderson stated their airspeed was approximately 65 knots indicated. According to the pilot, they touched down midfield on the 3,500 foot runway with a 1,100 foot threshold. The pilot stated they hydroplaned nearly to the end of the runway, and the aircraft was turning to the right. The pilot stated the aircraft left the runway on the right side near the end, and ran into grass and mud. The pilot stated the student hit the brakes causing the aircraft to turn harder right, which caused the left wing tip to contact the ground. As a result, the aircraft nosed over, and struck the propeller which showed very little rotational damage. The left wing spar was broken with wrinkling of the skin on the fuselage on top and rear of the cabin. The propeller was bent rearwards and the left rear passenger window had been broken by the extended left flap. There were no reported injuries, no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT, MR. ERIC SANDERSON STATED HE AND HIS STUDENT DEPARTED ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (CDW) CALDWELL, NJ FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO SUSSEX, NJ (FWN). HE STATED THERE HAD BEEN HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THAT DAY BUT ONLY LIGHT RAIN AND VMC CONDITIONS DURING THE FLIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03 AT FWN, MR. SANDERSON STATED THEIR AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS INDICATED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THEY TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD ON THE 3,500 FOOT RUNWAY WITH A 1,100 FOOT THRESHOLD. THE PILOT STATED THEY HYDROPLANED NEARLY TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE END, AND RAN INTO GRASS AND MUD. THE PILOT STATED THE STUDENT HIT THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN HARDER RIGHT, WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER WHICH SHOWED VERY LITTLE ROTATIONAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BROKEN WITH WRINKLING OF THE SKIN ON THE FUSELAGE ON TOP AND REAR OF THE CABIN. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT REARWARDS AND THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW HAD BEEN BROKEN BY THE EXTENDED LEFT FLAP. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

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 IAD04CA001Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSussex, NJThe flight instructor's failure to initiate a go-around. A factor was the wet runway conditions.Oct 4, 2003 · Substantial damage