ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245182
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 2020 |
| Time: | 17:07 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol |
| Registration: | N23NJ |
| MSN: | 172-73230 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6055 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Central Jersey Airport (47N), Manville, NJ |
| Manville, NJ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the flight instructor and the private pilot approached the runway for landing, the flight instructor told the pilot the airplane was getting too low and that he needed to add power 'more than once.' When the pilot did not add sufficient power to correct the descent, she attempted to add it herself, but it was too late, and the airplane's left wing stuck the tree. The airplane then struck the ground short of the runway, continued forward until it reached the runway lip, and then nosed over. The airplane's left wing and the fuselage were substantially damaged. The operator reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on approach to the runway, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree on final approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA055
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N23NJ
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2020 20:57 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2021 17:52 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Category] |
| 07-Jul-2022 13:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 01-Jun-2023 03:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report]] |
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