# Accident 20081227856019A: Cessna 172R, Morristown, NJ, December 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2008, 15:40 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y48S
- Location: 40.7994° N, 74.4147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7994&lon=-74.4147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081227856019A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/27/08 AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 EST, N178AF, A CESSNA 172R ON AN IFR TRAINING FLIGHT OVER SHOT RUNWAY 23 AT MMU AFTER AN ILS APPROACH.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A SNOW BANK AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE INSTRUCTOR WHO WAS PILOTING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME STATED HE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH AND FAST ON THE APPROACH.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE UNHARMED.

## 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 ERA09CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA110), Dec 27, 2008: Cessna 172R (N178AF), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to execute a missed approach when insufficient runway remained for landing. Contributing to the accident were the low ceiling and visibility conditions.

## Other reports on N178AF (1)

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

- [Accident 20150606010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606010179A), Jun 6, 2015: Cessna 172R (N178AF), Addison, TX, Substantial damage. On June 6th 2015 the pilot was completing a training solo cross country flight in aircraft N178AF. After 2 successful landings at sulfer springs, she attempted…

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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