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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Lakewood, NJ · December 4, 2021

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Date
December 4, 2021 · 20:30 local
Place
Lakewood, NJ
Airport
Lakewood
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N292SP
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
144 total78 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N292SPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9477 · Built 2003Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated during the interview, he entered a left traffic pattern for runway 6 at Lakewood Airport. He

Turned final approach and was at 400 feet over the numbers. The PAPI was showing two white lights, indicating he was too high. He executed a go around and made a second left hand traffic pattern for runway 6. The pilot stated that he had trouble climbing and thought he had engine trouble (during post incident pilot interview, no factual basis could be established to support engine failure or RPM loss during flight). On his second approach, he came in too fast and touched down at 80 knots, landing with a light quartering tail wind. The power setting was at idle and he forced the aircraft onto the ground. The aircraft came to a stop by the runway end identifier lights. He saw that he had a left blown tire but wanted to exit the runway. He turned the aircraft to the right and the prop struck a runway light damaging the propeller. The pilot shut down the engine and with the help of the passenger, pushed the aircraft off the runway to a nearby tiedown.

The aircraft sustained a propeller strike from the runway light impact, main wheel tire damage, and minor damage to the engine firewall. Owner/operator conducted multiple ground engine runs after completing engine inspection. Then performed test flight. No power loss could be detected under any circumstances.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED DURING THE INTERVIEW, HE ENTERED A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 6 AT LAKEWOOD AIRPORT. HE

TURNED FINAL APPROACH AND WAS AT 400 FEET OVER THE NUMBERS. THE PAPI WAS SHOWING TWO WHITE LIGHTS, INDICATING HE WAS TOO HIGH. HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND MADE A SECOND LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 6. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TROUBLE CLIMBING AND THOUGHT HE HAD ENGINE TROUBLE (DURING POST INCIDENT PILOT INTERVIEW, NO FACTUAL BASIS COULD BE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT ENGINE FAILURE OR RPM LOSS DURING FLIGHT). ON HIS SECOND APPROACH, HE CAME IN TOO FAST AND TOUCHED DOWN AT 80 KNOTS, LANDING WITH A LIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THE POWER SETTING WAS AT IDLE AND HE FORCED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP BY THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS. HE SAW THAT HE HAD A LEFT BLOWN TIRE BUT WANTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE PROP STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND WITH THE HELP OF THE PASSENGER, PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO A NEARBY TIEDOWN.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A PROPELLER STRIKE FROM THE RUNWAY LIGHT IMPACT, MAIN WHEEL TIRE DAMAGE, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL. OWNER/OPERATOR CONDUCTED MULTIPLE GROUND ENGINE RUNS AFTER COMPLETING ENGINE INSPECTION. THEN PERFORMED TEST FLIGHT. NO POWER LOSS COULD BE DETECTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.