# Accident 20070903829769A: Aronca O58B, Pequannock, NJ, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pequannock, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9475° N, 74.3144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9475&lon=-74.3144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46248, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46248) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 0-58B (registry code 0191006, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-0-58b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA O58B
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 75 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903829769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT N07, (LINCOLN PARK AIRPORT, LINCOLN PARK, NJ). ON THE DOWNWIND THE PILOT HEARD A LOAD POP AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VIBRATING, WITH NO FORWARD MOMENTUM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK'S PARKING LOT. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT'S SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND AN APPROXIMATE NINE (9) INCH SECTION OF THE WOOD PROPELLER WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 NYC07CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA211), Sep 3, 2007: Aeronca O-58B (N46248), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A bird strike, as reported by the pilot.

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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