# NTSB NYC05CA082: Cessna 172P, N64815, Caldwell, NJ, May 11, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 11, 2005, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Coordinates: 40.881111, -74.291114
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8811&lon=-74.2911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC05CA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61461/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA082

## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing

## Analysis

The student pilot reported that the airplane was "high" during landing, and as he crossed the threshold of the runway, he "cut the power."  The student pilot then flared the airplane, and it bounced 2-3 times on the runway, collapsing the nose gear.

## Factual narrative

On May 11, 2005, at 1630 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N64815, was substantially damaged while landing at the Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey.  The student pilot was not injured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

The student pilot reported that the airplane was "high" during landing, and as he crossed the threshold of runway 22, he "cut the power."  The student pilot then flared the airplane, and it bounced 2-3 times on the runway, collapsing the nose gear.

Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed substantial damage to the nose section of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64815](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64815), registered now, S/N 17275631, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-D2J](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (registry code 41595, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275631
- Engines: Lycoming IO-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Caldwell Flight Academy
- Registered owner: Lurie Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CDW, Caldwell, NJ
- Destination: CDW, Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: CDW, Essex County Airport, runway 22, 4,553 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 89 total, 20 in this make and model, 9 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observed at: CDW

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20050511009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050511009609A), May 11, 2005: Cessna 172P, Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot rented a CE-172 from a "non 141" school to practice "solo" landings. On the first approach to rny 22 @ cdw, he stated he was "high"…

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.

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