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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Branchville, NJ · July 22, 2007

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Date
July 22, 2007 · 09:20 local
Place
Branchville, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63483
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07LA106
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
359 total335 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N63483Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275438 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) While flying at approximately 4,000 feet, approximately 9 nautical miles northwest of the sussex airport (fwn) in sussex, NJ, the pilot stated he was unable to attain more than 500 revolutions per minute (RPM) on the aircraft's engine. The pilot stated he attempted to reach the sussex airport but landed in the backyard of a home in a residential area approximately 6 sm southwest of fwn. Witnesses who observed the aircraft stated they heard no engine noise. The aircraft circled the area of privacy data omitted, approached on a 290 degree heading, striking a tree at approximately 40 feet AGL, and a fence with the left wing. The aircraft did one half a cartwheel, and came to rest on a 150 degree heading. Both wings were damaged substantially, the nose wheel was torn off, and the fuselage weas severely buckled aft of the cabin. An on-site investigation revealed no water in the remaining 18 gallons of fuel however, a local a&p/ia determined the carburetor float was found to be stuck. A subsequent run-up showed no abnormalities. The weather at the time was VMC, winds were light and there were only minor injuries to the pilot and passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 9 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SUSSEX AIRPORT (FWN) IN SUSSEX, NJ, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN MORE THAN 500 REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (RPM) ON THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE SUSSEX AIRPORT BUT LANDED IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA APPROXIMATELY 6 SM SOUTHWEST OF FWN. WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT STATED THEY HEARD NO ENGINE NOISE. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AREA OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, APPROACHED ON A 290 DEGREE HEADING, STRIKING A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL, AND A FENCE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT DID ONE HALF A CARTWHEEL, AND CAME TO REST ON A 150 DEGREE HEADING. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TORN OFF, AND THE FUSELAGE WEAS SEVERELY BUCKLED AFT OF THE CABIN. AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO WATER IN THE REMAINING 18 GALLONS OF FUEL HOWEVER, A LOCAL A&P/IA DETERMINED THE CARBURETOR FLOAT WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK. A SUBSEQUENT RUN-UP SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC, WINDS WERE LIGHT AND THERE WERE ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

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 ATL07LA106Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSussex, NJA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jul 22, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N63483 · 1

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

Incident 19940704030009ILevel Off Touchdown · Caldwell, NJBounced landing came down hard on nose gear. Damaged nose wheel and prop.Jul 4, 1994 · Minor damage