# NTSB NYC90LA079: Cessna 172H, N8213L, Andover, NJ, March 18, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 18, 1990, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Location: 41.0086° N, 74.7380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AEROFLEX/ANDOVER (12N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0086&lon=-74.7380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36620/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA079

## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE DURING LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, approach
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing

## Analysis

AFTER ABOUT 40 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT ANDOVER TO TOP THE TANKS. DURING THE APPROACH, TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, BUT DUE TO THE HIGH SINK RATE, STALL RECOVERY WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING SOME PARKED AIRCRAFT AND TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON ALL THREE WHEELS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8213L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8213L), registered now, S/N 17256413, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17254413
- Airframe hours: 2350
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Egon A. Sorensen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, August 13, 1989, 47 hours before
- Departed: NO7, LINCOLN PARK, NJ
- Airport: 12N, Aeroflex-Andover, runway 21, 1,997 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,905 total, 1,700 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °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 19900318010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318010159A), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 172H, Andover, NJ, Substantial damage. Encountered windshear on short final. Aircraft stalled with full power, left wing struck runway then main gear.

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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