ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366417
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| Date: | Sunday 5 August 1990 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 112TC |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Earl Jones |
| Registration: | N112FF |
| MSN: | 13005 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TO-360-C1A6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt. Bethel, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Caldwell, NJ (KCDW) |
| Easton, PA (N43) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS EN ROUTE TO EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED RAIN AND LOWERING VISIBILITIES. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT GAP VIEW AIRPORT. APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL. DURING ROLL OUT ON WET GRASS, BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO FAVOR THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. RUDDER CONTROL BECAME INEFFECTIVE AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS NIL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, RAN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE WET GRASS AND POOR BRAKING ACTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA186
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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