# Incident 20180713022459I: Cessna 172M, Keansburg, NJ, July 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2018, 10:35 local time
- Place: Keansburg, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4519° N, 74.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keansburg, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4519&lon=-74.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12493, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12493) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180713022459I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N12493 DEPARTED CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT(47N) AT 0955 FOR A VFR 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.  PILOT IN COMAND AND 1 PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 1500 FEET AND FLEW SOUTHEAST  AND OVER THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY BRIDGE, HEADING TOWARDS SANDY HOOK RECREATIONAL AREA, NJ.   WHILE FLYING OVER SANDY HOOK RECREATIONAL AREA, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF TROUBLE AND RUN ROUGH AND THE RPM STARTED TO DECREASE.  AS THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, THE PILOT REPORTED LOOSING ALTITUDE.  HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AND WAS UNABLE.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTING AIRPORT.  AFTER HE INITIATED HIS RETURN ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE GOT WORSE.  HE FLEW TOWARDS KEANSBURG BEACH AREA.  CIRCLED THE BEACH TO MAKE SURE HE COULD LAND ON THE BEACH WITHOUT CAUSING ANY HARM TO ANYONE.  ONCE VERIFIED THAT THE BEACH WAS CLEARED, HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.   NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND.

WHILE ONSITE, INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE NOTICED NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, THE OWNER/PIC AGREED TO BRING THE RECORDS TO THE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE FOR US TO REVIEW.

DURING RECORDS REVIEW, INSPECTORS NOTICED THE LAST 91.411 AND 91.413 CHECKS WERE DONE IN JULY 17, 2014.  LAST ANNUAL LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS DONE IN 5/2/2018 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRFRAME, POWERPLANT AND INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.   NO EVIDENCE OF ALTIMETER OR TRANSPONDER CHECK WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM 3/12/12.

AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED LATER THAT DAY AND TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY.  THE FACILITY WAS CONTACTED FOR UPDATE AND FOLLOW UP INFORMATION.   A FULL POWER RUN AND INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WIRING, SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL SYSTEM WAS COMPLIED WITH.  NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED OR IDENTIFIED AS CAUSAL OF THE ENGINE ISSUES.  THE MAGNETOS WERE FUCTIONING PROPERLY BUT IT WAS RECOMMENDED THEY GET REPLACED, BY THE REPAIR FACILITY, DUE TO THEIR AGE.  NO OTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.

ALL INSPECTIONS HAVE NOW BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

## Other reports on N12493 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750702016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702016699A), Jul 2, 1975: Cessna 172M (N12493), Basking Ridge, NJ, Substantial damage

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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