# Accident 20050511009609A: Cessna 172P, Caldwell, NJ, May 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2005, 14:50 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8811° N, 74.2911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8811&lon=-74.2911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64815, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 20 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050511009609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT RENTED A CE-172 FROM A "NON 141" SCHOOL TO PRACTICE "SOLO" LANDINGS. ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO RNY 22 @ CDW, HE STATED HE WAS "HIGH" CROSSING THE NUMBERS" AND REDUCED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES, BENDING THE PROPELLER AND DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. THE BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED. AIRMAN'S LOGBOOK NOTED 7 FLIGHT HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, OF WHICH 2.6 WAS A "SIGHT-SEEING" FLIGHT WITH INSTRUCTOR OVER THE GRAND CANYON. ACTUAL "TRAINING HOURS" ARE 4.9 WITH THE LAST DEDICATED PATTERN WORK ON FEBRUARY 5, 2005. (HE HAD LOGGED ONE-FLIGHT-A-MONTH SINCE JANUARY 2005). AIRMAN STARTED FLYING ON JULY 2003 WITH INTERMITTENT "STARTS AND STOPS" CHANGING INSTRUCTORS AND SCHOOLS. HE STATED HE HAD NO PARTICULAR TIME LINE IN MIND TO ATTAIN HIS PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE. THE OWNER OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL STATED THAT THE DISPATCHER (A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) SHOULD NOT HAVE RENTED THE A/C TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. A REVIEW OF HIS PREVIOUS ACTIVITY WOULD HAVE REVEALED THAT THE STUDENT WOULD HAVE NEEDED A "WARM UP."

## 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 NYC05CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA082), May 11, 2005: Cessna 172P (N64815), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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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