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FAA accident report · Cessna T337G · Great Barringt, MA · June 8, 2008

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Date
June 8, 2008 · 18:45 local
Place
Great Barringt, MA
Airport
Walter J. Koladza
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N337JJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA172
Reported as
Cessna T337G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total1,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N337JJRegistered now · Cessna T337GS/N P3370026 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna T337GEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 06/08/2008 at Great barrington airport, Massachusetts, at approximately 18.45 local, the pilot in command of aircraft N337JJ landed hard and short of runway 11. Both left and right main landing gear assemblies were sheared off upon impact, and the aircraft slid down the runway approximately 1000 ft from the threshold coming to a stop 40 yards to the left of runway 11. There were no reported injuries and the pilot's son was the only passenger onboard. The aircraft, a multi-engine Cessna T337G, serial no. P3370026, sustained damage to the rear engine propeller blades, left wing aileron and flap assemblies, bending of the left hand wing 3/4 secton from the wing root, shearing of the left and right main landing gear at the shear points, and damage to the left and right vertical stabilizer end caps. During the acdident investigation, the pilot stated that after a local flight of approximately 40 minutes, during final approach to runway 11 under zero wind conditions, the aircraft encountered a high sink rate, and that he was not able to arrest the sink rate by applying full power to both engines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 06/08/2008 AT GREAT BARRINGTON AIRPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, AT APPROXIMATELY 18.45 LOCAL, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N337JJ LANDED HARD AND SHORT OF RUNWAY 11. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE SHEARED OFF UPON IMPACT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD COMING TO A STOP 40 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 11. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND THE PILOT'S SON WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT, A MULTI-ENGINE CESSNA T337G, SERIAL NO. P3370026, SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES, LEFT WING AILERON AND FLAP ASSEMBLIES, BENDING OF THE LEFT HAND WING 3/4 SECTON FROM THE WING ROOT, SHEARING OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AT THE SHEAR POINTS, AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER END CAPS. DURING THE ACDIDENT INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES, DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11 UNDER ZERO WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A HIGH SINK RATE, AND THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE BY APPLYING FULL POWER TO BOTH ENGINES.

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 LAX08CA172Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGreatBarrington, MAThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point. The pilot's delayed remedial action was also causal.Jun 8, 2008 · Substantial damage