What happened
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Cessna 172N, N2148E, s/n 17271169, and a Cessna 172E, N3958S, s/n 17251158 collided while attempting to land on runway 32 at ocean county airport (mjx), Berkeley township, new jersey at approximately 1:00PM local time. N2148E departed cross keys airport (17N) with one pilot at approximately 12:20PM, as the pilot was scheduled to perform simulated engine out training at mjx. N3958S departed mjx with a flight instructor and student pilot at approximately 12:15PM and was conducting flight training in the pattern at mjx. Weather conditions were VFR and as follows: winds 340@14G19, visibility 10 clear.
The pilot for N2148E reported he felt a thump and a sudden roll to the right at approximately 50 feet AGL while attempting to land on runway 32, but was able to control the aircraft and landed in the grassy area to the right of runway 32. The pilot/flight instructor for N3958S felt something wrong with the aerodynamics of the airplane at approximately 50 feet AGL, and immediately felt an impact and saw a wheel crash into the windshield. The windshield broke and the airflow sent pieces of plexiglass into the cockpit, but the pilot landed the aircraft on runway 32. One minor injury was noted with the pilot due to cuts on his face from the plexiglass. Both aircraft taxied to the ramp without assistance.
N2148E incurred minor damage to the right wing leading edge, lower right fuselage just aft of the engine cowling, and to the right horizontal stab, underside, while N3958S sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, right aileron, and the flap was torn from the inboard attach points. In addition, structural damage was noted on the aft upper right hand wing just above the inboard flap track, and the windshield was broken in several pieces and minor damage to the right wing leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA 172N, N2148E, S/N 17271169, AND A CESSNA 172E, N3958S, S/N 17251158 COLLIDED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32 AT OCEAN COUNTY AIRPORT (MJX), BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00PM LOCAL TIME. N2148E DEPARTED CROSS KEYS AIRPORT (17N) WITH ONE PILOT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20PM, AS THE PILOT WAS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM SIMULATED ENGINE OUT TRAINING AT MJX. N3958S DEPARTED MJX WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15PM AND WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING IN THE PATTERN AT MJX. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND AS FOLLOWS: WINDS 340@14G19, VISIBILITY 10 CLEAR.
THE PILOT FOR N2148E REPORTED HE FELT A THUMP AND A SUDDEN ROLL TO THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32, BUT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IN THE GRASSY AREA TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR N3958S FELT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE AIRPLANE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, AND IMMEDIATELY FELT AN IMPACT AND SAW A WHEEL CRASH INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD BROKE AND THE AIRFLOW SENT PIECES OF PLEXIGLASS INTO THE COCKPIT, BUT THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 32. ONE MINOR INJURY WAS NOTED WITH THE PILOT DUE TO CUTS ON HIS FACE FROM THE PLEXIGLASS. BOTH AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.
N2148E INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, LOWER RIGHT FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE ENGINE COWLING, AND TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB, UNDERSIDE, WHILE N3958S SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RIGHT AILERON, AND THE FLAP WAS TORN FROM THE INBOARD ATTACH POINTS. IN ADDITION, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE AFT UPPER RIGHT HAND WING JUST ABOVE THE INBOARD FLAP TRACK, AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PIECES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE.
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