# Accident 20201118014659A: Cessna 172N, Manville, NJ, November 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Airport: Central Jersey Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5244° N, 74.5983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5244&lon=-74.5983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734JF-2021-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 465 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201118014659A

## Narrative

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

11/18/2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00Z, CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (47N), A CE-172N, N734JF, VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25 DURING LANDING.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE INVERTED POSITION APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 25 AND THE CROSSING TAXIWAY, ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES.  POB:  2, INJURIES:  NONE, DAMAGE:  SUBSTANTIAL.

CLOSEST WEATHER:  KSMQ 181653Z AUTO 34013G25KT 10SM FEW049 02/M11 A3048 RMK AO2 PK WND 30027/1629 SLP325 T00171106.

INFERRED XWIND = 13KT G25

## 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 ERA21LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA045), Nov 18, 2020: Cessna 172 (N734JF), Manville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.

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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