# Accident 20081109851389A: Cessna 172RG, Manville, NJ, November 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Airport: Central Jersey Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: P48S
- Location: 40.5211° N, 74.5922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5211&lon=-74.5922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6180R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6180R-2017-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081109851389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REFUSED TO GIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACCIDENT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PRIVILEGE AERO, GAVE THE FOLLOWING FACTS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT: "THE PILOT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PERMISSION, BECAUSE WE DO NOT RENT AIRCRAFT AND WE WERE NOT GIVING INSTRUCTION.  THE PILOT TOOK-OFF, AND THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, HITTING VERY HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR, STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.  THE PILOT THEN TAXIIED TO TAKE-OFF AGAIN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OTHERS RAN IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO KEEP IT FROM TAKING OFF AGAIN."

## 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 ERA09CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA070), Nov 9, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N6180R), Manville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a nose-wheel-first landing.

## Other reports on N6180R (2)

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

- [Incident 20030908024599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030908024599I), Sep 8, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N6180R), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Upon entering the traffic pattern, pilot experienced difficulties extending the landing gear. After recycling gear and following the recommended…
- [Incident 19810401022029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401022029I), Apr 1, 1981: Cessna 172 (N6180R), Indianpolis, IN. During landing rollout directional control lost and aircraft ran off runway.

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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