# Accident 20131213025409A: Cessna 172N, Wall Township, NJ, December 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wall Township, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1853° N, 74.1214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1853&lon=-74.1214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2854E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2854E-2014-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131213025409A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 13, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130L, N2854E, A CESSNA 172 STRUCK ITS PROPELLER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE ALLAIRE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS IDENTIFIED AS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THIS WAS THE STUDENTS 3RD OR 4TH SOLO FLIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 HE NOTICED A SLIGHT CROSSWIND.  AFTER HE PUT THE MAIN WHEELS DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED BOUNCING DOWN THE RUNWAY AS SOON AS THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR.

INITIAL FAA NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED ON 12/27/2013 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE LATE REPORT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL THAT DATE.  AN INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON 01/30/2014 REVEALED A PROP STRIKE, A LARGE HOLE IN THE NOSE TIRE, DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, A COLLAPSED STRUT, AND EVIDENCE OF A TAIL STRIKE.  IT APPEARS THE STUDENT PORPOISED ON LANDING WHICH LED TO THE PROP IMPACTING THE RUNWAY AS WELL AS THE TAIL.  NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  REVIEW OF THE STUDENTS LOGBOOK REVEALED ALL 14 CFR PART 61 REQUIRED SIGNOFFS.  THE AIRMAN DOES NOT HAVE A REGULATORY CHECKRIDE DATE DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE IS STILL A STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 ERA14CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA081), Dec 13, 2013: Cessna 172N (N2854E), Farmingdale, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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