NYC74FHA30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Whitehouse Stn, NJ · May 16, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1974
Place
Whitehouse Stn, NJ · WHITEHOUSE STN, NJ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7220QCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740516010889A
Case key
124359

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1125  74/5/16    WHITEHOUSE STN,NJ   CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N7220Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVILLE,NJ                 WHITEHOUSE STN,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N7220Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lance

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.