# Accident 20211121020539A: Cessna 172N, Old Bridge, NJ, November 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2021, 16:45 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3299° N, 74.3468° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3299&lon=-74.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8074E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8074E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211121020539A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PATTERN WITH INSTRUCTOR OBSERVING FROM THE GROUND. STUDENT BOUNCED THE LANDING THAT WAS RESOLVED WITH A GO AROUND. PITCH WAS NOT CONTROLLED ON THE INITIAL GO AROUND RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED ALONG SIDE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE STUDENT'S LOGBOOK WAS CONSUMED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. FLIGHT TIMES ON THIS FORM ARE AN ESTIMATE. THE MINOR CHILD STUDENT HAS NOT RELEASED A STATEMENT TO THE FAA AT THIS TIME. THE INSTRUCTOR HAS ALSO NOT RESPONDED TO REQUEST TO CONFIRM STUDENT FLIGHT TIMES.

## 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 ERA22LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA070), Nov 21, 2021: Cessna 172N (N8074E), Old Bridge, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of control during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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