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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Old Bridge, NJ · October 17, 2017

Date: October 17, 2017 · 12:00 local
Place: Old Bridge, NJ
Airport: Old Bridge
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6384D
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA024
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 56 total56 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N6384DRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272770 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The student pilot was returning from a solo cross country to kmiv. He stated the winds were reported calm on AWOS. Upon landing on runway 24, he felt all three wheels touch down, but the aircraft was pointed to the left. A correction was not made in time and the aircraft went off the side of the runway. The left wing hit a tree, and swung the aircraft 180 degrees, shearing the nose gear off the aircraft, damaging the nose and wing. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TO KMIV. HE STATED THE WINDS WERE REPORTED CALM ON AWOS. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, HE FELT ALL THREE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTED TO THE LEFT. A CORRECTION WAS NOT MADE IN TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE, AND SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES, SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE NOSE AND WING. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

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 GAA18CA024Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOld Bridge, NJThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Oct 17, 2017 · Substantial damage