# Accident 20051021031539A: Cessna 172K, West Milford, NJ, October 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1281° N, 74.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1281&lon=-74.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46475, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46475-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 13 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051021031539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PER THE PILOT "I WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 06 AND AS THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED, MY SEAT SLID ALL THE WAY BACK. I COULD NOT REACH THE PEDALS AND AT ABOUT 50-100 YARDS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY, THE PLANE LEFT THE GROUND TO A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 5 FT. I WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL AND THE PLANE MOVED OFF TO THE LEFT AND LANDED IN THE BRUSH. PERFORMED A WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATION FOR THIS A/C USING THE MOST CURRENT ONE FROM THE A/C. THE A/C APPEARS TO BE IN WEIGHT AND BALANCE BUT THE FORWARD SEAT LIMIT WOULD BE AT THE MAX LIMIT WITH THE PILOT AND THE 170 POUND PASSENGER.

## 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 NYC06CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA013), Oct 21, 2005: Cessna 172K (N46475), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control as a result of the installation of an improper pilot seat which moved during the takeoff roll/run..

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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