# Accident 20220501006439A: Cessna 172N, Toms River, NJ, May 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2022, 17:37 local time
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Airport: Ocean County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9274° N, 74.2942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9274&lon=-74.2942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737LY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737LY) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,326 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220501006439A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 EDT, DEPARTED OLD BRIDGE AIRPORT (3N6) ENROUTE TO OCEAN COUNTY AIRPORT (MJX) TO CONDUCT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION.

DURING APPROACH TO RNWY 14 AT MJX, AND PERFORMING A THIRD SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED TOO HIGH TO LAND ON RNWY 14 AND THE STUDENT OPTED TO TURN LEFT AND LAND ON RNWY 06.

APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY DOWN RNWY 06, THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO PERFORM A GO AROUND, AND WHEN THE STUDENT ADDED FULL POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE END OF THE RNWY AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT, THEN RIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST THE FENCE WITH THE TAIL SECTION BROKEN OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT IN A VERTICAL POSITION WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA22LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA217), May 1, 2022: Cessna 172N (N737LY), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to the throttle linkage becoming disconnected in flight due to improper maintenance.

## Other reports on N737LY (2)

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

- [Incident 19860528038699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860528038699I), May 28, 1986: Cessna 172N (N737LY), Marblehead, MA. Several low passes were made over a densely populated area.
- [Incident 19790704018359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704018359I), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 172N (N737LY), Wappingers Fall, NY, Minor damage. Touched down midfield and ran off departure end into brush and fence

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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