# Accident 20080608843839A: Cessna T337G, Great Barringt, MA, June 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2008, 18:45 local time
- Place: Great Barringt, MA
- Airport: Walter J. Koladza
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2311° N, 71.5307° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2311&lon=-71.5307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080608843839A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA172), Jun 8, 2008: Cessna T337G (N337JJ), GreatBarrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point. The pilot's delayed remedial action was also causal.

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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