Plane Crash List

Cessna 172N N6338F

10 April 2011 · Millville, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 April 2011 at about 15:35 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6338F, operated by Paramus Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Millville, New Jersey, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Millville, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Millville Municipal Airport (MIV)
Coordinates
39.3672, -75.0722
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N6338F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Paramus Flying Club Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Linden → Millville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA11CA236

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during the go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on a flight with two other pilot-rated passengers, practicing a no flap landing. He flared the airplane about half-way down the runway, it bounced, and then pitched up, drifted to the left, and the tail tie-down contacted the runway. The pilot relinquished the controls, and the pilot-rated passenger in the right front seat took control of the airplane. He lowered the pitch, and added full power to perform a go around. During the go-around, as the airplane climbed, it continued to the left, and the left horizontal stabilizer impacted an airport sign, separating the left elevator from the airplane. The pilot-rated passenger continued the climb and landed uneventfully. The left horizontal stabilizer, left elevator, and rudder were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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