ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353625
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| Date: | Monday 26 October 1998 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5546M |
| MSN: | 129 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4192 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bridgeton, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sumerset, PA (2G9) |
| Bridgeton, NJ (00N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approximately 10 miles from the destination airport, the pilot activated the pilot controlled lighting, over-flew the airport and identified the winds as calm. The pilot then made a left downwind entry. He completed the downwind, and base, before turning final approximately 3/4 of a mile from the runway, and 500 feet above the ground. Once on final, the pilot select full flaps and slowed the airplane to 70 mph. The airplane touched down flat, but harder then normal on the turf runway, then rolled approximately 8 feet before the nose gear collapsed. The airplane continued straight ahead for approximately 40 feet then smoothly nosed over. Both the pilot and passenger egressed without injury. The night before the accident the pilot made three takeoffs and landings. Also, the pilot had landed at the accident airport approximately 150 times.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly flare the airplane at touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 08:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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