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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Berkley Townshi, NJ · June 8, 2010

Date
June 8, 2010 · 14:37 local
Place
Berkley Townshi, NJ
Airport
Robert J. Miller Air Park
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5075K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA304
Reported as
Cessna 305A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total2 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.

At touchdown on runway 6 at mjx, a gust of wind caused the aircraft to drift towards the left side of the runway. The pilot added right rudder and small amount of right brake. The passenger moved the throttle and added power. The aircraft over corrected and turned right, continued to turn and went off the runway onto sandy soil. At approximately 150 feet from the runway, the left main landing gear dug into the soft ground and the spring sheared off. The left wing contacted the ground. The propeller contacted the ground which resulted in sudden stoppage of the engine.

As the FAA filed it

AT TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 6 AT MJX, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED RIGHT RUDDER AND SMALL AMOUNT OF RIGHT BRAKE. THE PASSENGER MOVED THE THROTTLE AND ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT OVER CORRECTED AND TURNED RIGHT, CONTINUED TO TURN AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO SANDY SOIL. AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND AND THE SPRING SHEARED OFF. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND WHICH RESULTED IN SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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