- Date
- February 7, 1987, 10:47 local (15:47 UTC)
- Place
- Caldwell, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4792DCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870207021669A
- Case key
- 30602
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was on his 1st supervised solo flt. He stated that drg a touch-&-go lndg, he cleaned up the acft & applied power, but as the speed increased, the nosewheel began to shimmy & the acft veered to the left. The student said he shut-off the power & applied rgt rudder, but the acft contd off the rwy, hit a snow bank & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4792D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272361
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Macdan Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- CDW · Essex County, runway 22, 4,553 × 80 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 58 total · 51 in this make and model · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4792D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.