# Incident 20260502009629I: Cessna C172, Linden, NJ, May 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2026, 15:36 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINDEN (LDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38PD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 36 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260502009629I

## Narrative

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

ON 05/02/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS AFTER LANDING RUNWAY 27 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY HITTING A VASI LIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP MID FIELD  BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. AN OBSERVER  APPROCHED THE AIRCRAFT AND RENDERED ASSISTANCE BY EXTRACATING THE PILOT WHO APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL EPISODE.THE OBSERVER THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. EMERGENGY MEDICAL SERVICES WERE CONTACTED AND THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CONTINUED TREATMENT.

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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