19981025030159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Linden, NJ · October 25, 1998

Date: October 25, 1998 · 16:37 local
Place: Linden, NJ
Airport: Linden Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6214F
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99FA015
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 825 total800 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N6214FRegistration cancelled May 18, 2001 · Cessna 172NS/N 17273168 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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Acft struck power lines while on approach to the arpt and crashed on south street. (.4)during a traffic pattern approach, the airplane turned onto final and made a controlled descent into power lines. Contact was made approximately 48 feet above the ground, on runway centerline, about 1,500 feet from the displaced threshold. There was no evidence of mechanical malfunction. At the time, the sun was setting, and was about 4 degrees above the horizon and 6 degrees off runway centerline. (-23) a/c during approach to alnd on runway 27 was very low when a/c hit pole wires at 48 feet above the ground and a/c approx. 1000 feet from end of runway, and approx. 1500 feet from the displaced landing threshold. Five power cables were severed from pole. Injured passenger stated he was concerned because the pilot was flying too low over the oil storage tanks during approach.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE ARPT AND CRASHED ON SOUTH STREET. (.4)DURING A TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE TURNED ONTO FINAL AND MADE A CONTROLLED DESCENT INTO POWER LINES. CONTACT WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 48 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE, ABOUT 1,500 FEET FROM THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. AT THE TIME, THE SUN WAS SETTING, AND WAS ABOUT 4 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON AND 6 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. (-23) A/C DURING APPROACH TO ALND ON RUNWAY 27 WAS VERY LOW WHEN A/C HIT POLE WIRES AT 48 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND A/C APPROX. 1000 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY, AND APPROX. 1500 FEET FROM THE DISPLACED LANDING THRESHOLD. FIVE POWER CABLES WERE SEVERED FROM POLE. INJURED PASSENGER STATED HE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PILOT WAS FLYING TOO LOW OVER THE OIL STORAGE TANKS DURING APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC99FA015Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLinden, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines. A factor was sunglare.Oct 25, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6214F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19821015053389ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mitchellville, MDToo high and fast, landed halfway down runway. Unable to stop, ran of end thru fence onto a highway and stopped.Oct 15, 1982 · Substantial damage