# Accident 20071226829129A: Cessna 182R, Pittstown, NJ, December 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexandria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5875° N, 75.0192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5875&lon=-75.0192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9412X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9412X-2009-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 121 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071226829129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY AT 50 FT AGL ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 26 AT ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT (N85). PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON GRASS TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT WAS UNINJURED. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 NYC08LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA070), Dec 26, 2007: Cessna 182R (N9412X), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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