- Date
- July 10, 1984, 05:15 local (09:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ocean City, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733BNCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840710031209A
- Case key
- 35705
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - separationFactor
Analysis
During landing in a x-wind the plt said the acft was pushed to the right side of the rwy by the shifting wind. The nose wheel was broken off and the right wing damaged. The plt reported that the wind shifted from the southwest to the southeast and was gusting to 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733BN
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268169
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Atlantic City Air Taxi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1984 · 693 hours before
- Departed
- AIY · Bader Field, NJ
- Destination
- 26N · Ocean City, NJ
- Airport
- 26N · Ocean City, runway 24, 2,550 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 23 in this make and model · 57 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 135° at 10 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.