# Accident 20080625839919A: Cessna 172, Toms River, NJ, June 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2008, 13:46 local time
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Airport: Robert J. Miller Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9272° N, 74.2922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9272&lon=-74.2922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13105, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13105-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,154 total, 1,019 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080625839919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PURPOSE OF THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS TO PREPARE THE STUDENT FOR THE PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE. A SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WAS COMMENCED FROM RUNWAY 24 WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS. AS THE PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASED THE CFI SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT STATED THAT HIS SEAT SLID BACK AND HE GRABBED THE YOKE.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT SOFT GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC08LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA228), Jun 25, 2008: Cessna 172M (N13105), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot's seat to engage or remain engaged due to the improper inspection of the worn seat tracks.

## Other reports on N13105 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781121026179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121026179I), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 172 (N13105), Lakehurst, NJ. Higher than normal rudder pressures required. Discovered foreign material under the torque tubes.

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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