# NTSB NYC87LA100: Cessna 172, N9821J, Cross Keys, NJ, February 27, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 27, 1987, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Cross Keys, NJ
- Location: 39.7055° N, 75.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSS KEYS (17N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7055&lon=-75.0330&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): 30614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30614/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA100

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT DRG THE LNDG ROLL, HE GLANCED DOWN AT THE AIRSPEED INDCR, & AT THE SAME TIME, MUST HAVE RELAXED CONTROL OF THE ACFT. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A SNOWBANK & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9821J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273923
- Airframe hours: 2306
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bruce W. Venables
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 30, 1986
- Departed: N06, LAUREL, DE
- Destination: 17N
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 17N, Cross Keys, runway 9, 3,503 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 61 total, 29 in this make and model, 17 as pilot in command, 61 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 59 °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 19870227004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870227004519A), Feb 27, 1987: Cessna 172, Cross Keys, NJ, Substantial damage. Looked inside aircraft on landing roll and failed to maintain runway alignment. Struck snowbank on edge. Nosed over.

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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