ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359045
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| Date: | Saturday 6 May 1995 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | O'brien Aviation |
| Registration: | N8097F |
| MSN: | 8016091 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Bridge, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (3N6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, '...[THE AIRPLANE] TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST [THE] NUMBERS...BOUNCED AND FLOATED.' THE AIRPLANE 'IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY [AND IT WAS] OBVIOUS [THE] PLANE WAS LEAVING THE RUNWAY.' THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK SMALL TREES, SOME BRUSH, AND CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH. THE REPORTED WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEG AT 8 KTS, GUSTS TO 10 KTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND IMPROPERLY RECOVERED FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA102
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 06:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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