# Accident 20050604018829A: MARK6, Old Bridge, NJ, June 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2005, 14:20 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3300° N, 74.3467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3300&lon=-74.3467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3675, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3675) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Auster MARK 6 (registry code 0881210, https://openairdocs.org/model/auster-mark-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARK6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 65 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050604018829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DEPARTED BAY PORT, NY AIRPORT (23N) INTENDED DESTINATION MCGUIRE AFB (WRI) TO STATIC DISPLAY HIS AIRCRAFT, DUE TO WEATHER DEPARTED 23N LATE. LATE ARRIVAL IN WRI AREA, BLUE ANGELS AIRSHOW IN PROGRESS, DIVERTED TO 3N6. AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 LOCAL LANDED RUNWAY 6. AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT SIDE STEERING ARM AT TAIL WHEEL FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY RIGHT SIDE, IMPACTING SMALL TREES THAT DAMAGED BOTH WINGS. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE RIGHT SIDE STEERING ARM BROKE OFF NEAR PREVIOUS REPAIRED WELD, STEERING ARM WAS SENT TO NTSB FOR ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS REVEALED PREVIOUS OVERSTRESSING AND ELONGATED CONTROL CABLE MOUNTING HOLE ON STEERING ARM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC05CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA091), Jun 4, 2005: Auster Mark 6 (N3675), Old Bridge, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: An overload failure of the right tailwheel steering arm.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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