- Date
- August 21, 1985, 21:04 local (Aug 22, 1985, 01:04 UTC)
- Place
- Lumberton, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13480Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850821039859A
- Case key
- 35604
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt landed hard after a long and fast approach to a night landing at a strange and his total night experience was about 5 hours of dual. When the acft bounced during the landing the plt decided to try a go-around. During the attempt the acft stalled nose high and pulled right to crash to the rt of the rwy. The plt had become lost during this flt which had delayed his arrival until after dark.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13480
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262782
- Airframe hours
- 4
- Engine
- Lycoming L-36351-27A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Salbo
- Registered owner
- Andrew Dunn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 16, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 19N · Albion, NJ
- Destination
- N14 · Lumberton, NJ
- Airport
- N14 · Flying W
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 3 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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