# NTSB NYC87LA149: Cessna 172, N734EM, Atlantic City, NJ, May 16, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1987, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA149
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30649/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA149

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734EM-1998-02-02), registration cancelled 1998-02-02, S/N 17268797 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17268797
- Airframe hours: 1210
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870516013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516013619A), May 16, 1987: Cessna 172N, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed fast on nose wheel,bounced,lost control and veered off runway hitting a runway marker.

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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