Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC87LA149

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, USA

Aircraft #1

N734EM

CESSNA 172

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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