# NTSB NYC87LA083: Cessna 172, N4792D, Caldwell, NJ, February 7, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 7, 1987, 10:47 local (15:47 UTC)
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30602/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA083

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - touch-and-go - initiated
  - landing gear,nose gear - vibration (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, other

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4792D-2008-09-16), registration cancelled 2008-09-16, S/N 17272361, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272361
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870207021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207021669A), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna 172N, Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. Nose wheel shimmied violently on touch and go. First solo student lost control. Aircraft left runway and nosed over

## Other investigations on N4792D (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC06LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA179), Jul 14, 2006: Cessna 172N (N4792D), Pompton Lakes, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper maintenance of the throttle shaft, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during cruise flight, and subsequent impact with trees during a forced landing.

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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