Rockwell 112A N1461J

Summary

On 3 March 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Rockwell 112A registered N1461J, operated by Francis J. McCabe, was involved in an accident near Chestertown, Maryland, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 March 1983 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chestertown, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Pondview (PVT)

Coordinates

39.2108, -76.0693

Aircraft

Rockwell 112A

Registration

N1461J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Francis J. McCabe

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Doylestown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA125

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF AND STRUCK AN OLD STANCHION USED FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE PILOT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE AND ELECTED TO RE-LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR HAD ALREADY BEEN RAISED, SO THE LANDING WAS GEAR-UP. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE OCCUPANTS WERE ININJURED. THE RUNWAY WAS SOD AND SOFT FROM RAIN. THE TAKEOFF HAD BEEN STARTED ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE 3300 FOOT RUNWAY TO AVIOD A MUDDY AREA OF THE STRIP. ANTICIPATING SOME TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR EARLY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH A 300 HP ENGINE (MACHEN CONVERSION) IN PLACE OF THE 200 HP STANDARD ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.