# NTSB NYC06CA107: Cessna 172D, N2549Y, Lumberton, NJ, May 2, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 2, 2006, 10:20 local (14:20 UTC) - Place: Lumberton, NJ - Coordinates: 39.934165, -74.80722 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9342&lon=-74.8072&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 63627 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06CA107 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63627/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA107 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing, which resulted in an runway overrun and subsequent impact with terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Overrun, landing - roll - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The student pilot was conducting solo takeoffs and landings in a Cessna 172D, on a 3,496-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. During his first approach to the runway, the airplane was high, and the student pilot performed a go-around. During his second approach, the airplane touched down, and the student pilot applied the brakes. However, the engine rpm increased, and the student pilot cycled the throttle in an attempt to reduce rpm. The airplane subsequently traveled off the end of the runway and impacted a field. The student pilot's flight instructor reported that after a good landing, he observed the airplane increase speed, and the tires were smoking as the airplane departed the end of the runway. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. The wind was reported as calm at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The student pilot was conducting solo takeoffs and landings in a Cessna 172D, on a 3,496-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. During his first approach to the runway, the airplane was high, and the student pilot performed a go-around. During his second approach, the airplane touched down, and the student pilot applied the brakes. However, the engine rpm increased, and the student pilot cycled the throttle in an attempt to reduce rpm. The airplane subsequently traveled off the end of the runway and impacted a field. The student pilot's flight instructor reported that after a good landing, he observed the airplane increase speed, and the tires were smoking as the airplane departed the end of the runway. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. The wind was reported as calm at a nearby airport, about the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2549Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2549Y), registered now, S/N 17249849, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172D - Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17249849 - Engines: Continental O-300 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Herlihy Helicopters Inc., doing business as Helicopter Flight Services - Registered owner: Herlihy Helicopters Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: N14, Lumberton, NJ - Destination: N14 - Airport: N14, Flying W. Airport, runway 1, 3,496 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 53; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 73 total, 73 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: VAY, 3 nm away ## 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 20060502011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060502011799A), May 2, 2006: Cessna 172D, Lumberton, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) The student was attempting his fifth solo flight. His last solo flight was on 09/08/2005. The student has a total of about 1.4 hrs of solo time in four… ## Other investigations on N2549Y (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 NYC67D0335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0335), Oct 9, 1966: Cessna 172 (N2549Y), Flushing, NY, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.