# NTSB NYC82DA143: Cessna 172P, N64657, Clementon, NJ, July 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1982, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Clementon, NJ
- Location: 39.8005° N, 74.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clementon, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8005&lon=-74.9780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70274/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA143

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition - water (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON A WET RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS 15 TO 20 KNOTS HIGH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE ENCOUNTERED HYDROPLANING CONDITIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE PLANE RAN INTO MUD AND WAS DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N64657 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275599
- Airframe hours: 100
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Q.E.I. Corporation
- Registered owner: Q.E.I. Corporation
- Departed: SALISBURY, MD
- Destination: NEW LONDON, NH
- Airport: Cross Keys, runway 27, 2,250 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 112 total, 37 in this make and model, 77 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 172 °F

## 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 19820703071069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703071069A), Jul 3, 1982: Cessna 172P, Clementon, NJ, Substantial damage. Too fast on landing on a wet runway. Slid off end of runway into soft mud.

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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