NYC80FHM11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · New Milford, NJ · March 16, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1980
Place
New Milford, NJ · NEW MILFORD, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N560ZCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800316006019A
Case key
131994

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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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3-0842  80/3/16    NEW MILFORD,NJ      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N560Z               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENWOOD LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW MILFORD,NJ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- 16IN PLOWED SNOWBANK ON RWY EDGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N560Z
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greenwood Lake

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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.