40.1984° N, 74.1701° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 5, 2008 · 13:15 local
Place
Farmingdale, NJ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5050B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235LC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total700 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 09/05/08 aircraft departed Farmingdale airport (blm) at approximately 1300 on a local VFR photo flight. At 3.5 miles from the airport, aircraft lost power and PIC elected to do emergency landing on garden state parkway (exit 103). FAA inspector witnessed aircraft run up and verified engine would not make power due to an unknown mechanical problem.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/05/08 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FARMINGDALE AIRPORT (BLM) AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 ON A LOCAL VFR PHOTO FLIGHT. AT 3.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND PIC ELECTED TO DO EMERGENCY LANDING ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY (EXIT 103). FAA INSPECTOR WITNESSED AIRCRAFT RUN UP AND VERIFIED ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE POWER DUE TO AN UNKNOWN MECHANICAL PROBLEM.