- Date
- May 16, 1987, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734EMCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870516013619A
- Case key
- 30649
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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.
Analysis
According to a witness, the acft was hi & fast on final apch to lnd & touched down nosewheel 1st in a x-wind. Drg the lndg, the acft bounced, then drifted to the left & touched down on wet grass beside the rwy. Subsequently, the left main wheel strut hit a rwy marker & collapsed. Before coming to rest, the left wing & left horizontal stabilizer were also damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734EM
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268797
- Airframe hours
- 1,210
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Proper Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Ocean City, NJ
- Airport
- AIY · Bader Field, runway 11, 2,950 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 12 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.