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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Haworth, NJ · June 10, 2004

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Date
June 10, 2004 · 08:30 local
Place
Haworth, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53565
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD04LA024
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,150 total600 in this make and model25 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 was interviewed at the scene and stated the following: "aircraft departed westerly rhode island bound for caldwell NJ. After 45 minutes flight time, and at an altitude of 1500 ft. the engine lost all power. The pilot notified NY approach. They suggested teterboro airport as a landing site 6 NM away. The pilot replied that he could not make teterboro and that he was landing on a golf course directly below his position. He immediately turned 180 degrees to the north east to a downwind leg to the selected landing area. After the aircraft landed, the pilot saw a golfer in a golf cart stopped directly in the aircraft's path. He immediately turned to the right to avoid the golfer. Due to the uneven terrain of the golf course and the forward momentum, the aircraft became airborne again and touched down approximately 200 feet further down. During the roll out, the right wing hit a tree which caused the aircraft to turn 180 degrees. It came to a rest in a sand trap approximately another 50 feet beyond the tree."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AT THE SCENE AND STATED THE FOLLOWING: "AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WESTERLY RHODE ISLAND BOUND FOR CALDWELL NJ. AFTER 45 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME, AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1500 FT. THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT NOTIFIED NY APPROACH. THEY SUGGESTED TETERBORO AIRPORT AS A LANDING SITE 6 NM AWAY. THE PILOT REPLIED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE TETERBORO AND THAT HE WAS LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE DIRECTLY BELOW HIS POSITION. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED 180 DEGREES TO THE NORTH EAST TO A DOWNWIND LEG TO THE SELECTED LANDING AREA. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE PILOT SAW A GOLFER IN A GOLF CART STOPPED DIRECTLY IN THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH. HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE GOLFER. DUE TO THE UNEVEN TERRAIN OF THE GOLF COURSE AND THE FORWARD MOMENTUM, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FURTHER DOWN. DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 180 DEGREES. IT CAME TO A REST IN A SAND TRAP APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 50 FEET BEYOND THE TREE."

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 IAD04LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPassaic, NJA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the evasive maneuver on the ground.Jun 10, 2004 · Substantial damage