# Accident 20161119023369A: Cessna 172M, Woodbine, NJ, November 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2016, 14:20 local time
- Place: Woodbine, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 74.7936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-74.7936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5249R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5249R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161119023369A

## Narrative

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

ON 19 NOVEMBER 2016 AT 19:20Z A CESSNA 172, N5249R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT WOODBINE AIRPORT, WOODBINE NJ.  THE SOLO STUDENT WAS UNINJURED.  THE STUDENT STATES THAT WHILE PRACTICING SOLO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS HE WAS CAUGHT BY A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BALLOON.  HE DIDN'T THINK THE BALLOON WAS EXCESSIVE, MAYBE 15 FEET, SO HE TRIED TO FORCE THE AIRPLANE BACK DOWN.  IN DOING SO, HE DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTER AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A PROPELLER STRIKE AND BUCKLE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, WHICH WAS DRIVEN INTO THE FIREWALL AND BELLY OF AIRCRAFT.  THE PATTERN OF SCRAPES AND DAMAGE ON THE RUNWAY INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE ITS FINAL IMPACT ROUGHLY 10 FEET LATER, WHERE IT THEN SKIDDED OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 13 INTO THE GRASS AND SAND.  DUE TO THE SOFT SAND SURFACE, THE DAMAGED NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK.  BOTH WINGS WERE BUCKLED AND THE VERTICAL TAIL WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FLIP.

## 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 GAA17CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA080), Nov 19, 2016: Cessna 172 (N5249R), Woodbine, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised 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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