# Accident 20050728026859A: Cessna 172P, Caldwell, NJ, July 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2005, 16:53 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8750° N, 74.2811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8750&lon=-74.2811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98730, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98730-2006-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728026859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 07/28/05 2020Z LCL 1620E AIRCRAFT LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RWY 22. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 200 FT OFF END OF RWY 22 AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES REPORTED NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPORT WAS REOPENED AT 1653E. MINOR IMPACT TO TRAFFIC WAS REPORTED, DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT IS UNKNOWN AS RECEIVED FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE FRONT FIREWALL BULKHEAD CRUSHED ENGINE MOUNTING RING BROKEN NOSE GEAR TORN OFF DOORS TO CABIN SHOW EVIDENCE OF SHIFT IN FRAME, PROPELLER DESTROYED. MAGNETOS CHECKED FOR PROPER TRAINING AS WELL AS SPARK OUT ALL IN NORMAL RANGE. INSPECTED SPARK PLUGS FOUND NORMAL BURN. PROP FLANGE AND CRANK INSPECTED FOUND TO BE CONCENTRIC. CARBURETOR INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING PROPERLY AND FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM CARBURETOR AND FOUND TO BE VOID OF ANY WATER OR CONTAMINATION.

## 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 NYC05LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA125), Jul 28, 2005: Cessna 172P (N98730), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was a partial loss of engine power, as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N98730 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960712016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960712016699A), Jul 12, 1996: Cessna 172P (N98730), Fairfield, NJ, Substantial damage. Crashed on takeoff.
- [Incident 19871127075619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127075619I), Nov 27, 1987: Cessna 172P (N98730), Saddle River, NJ. Flew low over a football field. Dropped an explosive device and several bags of flour.

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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