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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Lincoln Park, NJ · July 23, 2011

Date: July 23, 2011 · 12:15 local
Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N869BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA421
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total50 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shortly after take-off from rwy 01, PIC experienced complete electrical failure. Returned to airport and attempted to land with retracted t/e flaps. Aircraft landed at high rate of speed beyond midfield and in the attempt to decelerate, blew out the left main tire, veered off runway right taking out one light stanchion, continued beyond runway end and came to rest after impacting airport road side guard rail. Investigation resulted in confirming failure of battery and alternator contactors (relays) in mcu. Removed mcu and routed to NTSB FL on 08/17/2011 for confirmation.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RWY 01, PIC EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH RETRACTED T/E FLAPS. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEYOND MIDFIELD AND IN THE ATTEMPT TO DECELERATE, BLEW OUT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE, VEERED OFF RUNWAY RIGHT TAKING OUT ONE LIGHT STANCHION, CONTINUED BEYOND RUNWAY END AND CAME TO REST AFTER IMPACTING AIRPORT ROAD SIDE GUARD RAIL. INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN CONFIRMING FAILURE OF BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CONTACTORS (RELAYS) IN MCU. REMOVED MCU AND ROUTED TO NTSB FL ON 08/17/2011 FOR CONFIRMATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11LA421Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLincoln Park, NJThe pilot’s improper touchdown point, resulting in a runway overrun and collision with a guardrail.Jul 23, 2011 · Substantial damage