# Accident 20150719010539A: Cessna 172S, Linden, NJ, July 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2015, 19:09 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6175° N, 74.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6175&lon=-74.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N962SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N962SP-2017-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150719010539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 16 GALLONS OF FUEL BEFORE LOADING HIMSELF AND THREE PASSENGERS PLUS CARGO ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96 DEGREES F AND  46% RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

DURING TAKE-OFF ROTATION PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT "DID NOT FEEL RIGHT" AND DECIDED TO ABORT TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT  DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DID NOT STOP BEFORE CONTACTING FENCE AT THE AIRPORT PERIMITER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS.

## 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 ERA15LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA274), Jul 19, 2015: Cessna 172S (N962SP), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to reject the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly configure the flaps for maximum takeoff…

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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