40.5413° N, 74.5893° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Manville, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 7, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place
Manville, NJ
Airport
Central Jersey Regnl Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N874RJ
Reported as
Socata TBM700
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On short final to runway 25 pilot experienced wind gust from the right side. Left wing descended, hitting wing on the ground. Pilot completed landing. After shutting down the aircraft pilot found damage to left wing tip. Winds at the time were reported to be 21 knots gusting to 35 from the northwest.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 25 PILOT EXPERIENCED WIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT WING DESCENDED, HITTING WING ON THE GROUND. PILOT COMPLETED LANDING. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PILOT FOUND DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED TO BE 21 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 FROM THE NORTHWEST.