ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358085
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| Date: | Friday 27 October 1995 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 414A |
| Owner/operator: | Quantum Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N2UD |
| MSN: | 414A0315 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3176 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIOL-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grt Barrington, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bridgeport, CT (KBDR) |
| (KGBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the pilot was landing on runway 11, which was 2,600 feet long and 50 feet wide, the airplane touched down short of the runway lip, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane then skidded off the right side of the runway onto the grass, and struck a fence. According to the pilot, 'just prior to normal touchdown, the airplane dropped from a downdraft or from wind shear.' The wind was reported to be from 120 degrees at 20, gusting 30 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an undershoot of the proper touchdown point for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the unfavorable wind conditions and the exposed runway lip.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 09:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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