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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Millville, NJ · April 10, 2011

Date
April 10, 2011 · 11:35 local
Place
Millville, NJ
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6338F
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA236
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
82 total82 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Two pilots where approaching miv where they intended to simulate an instrument approach, the ILS to rwy 10, and make a full stop. The pilot in the left seat was to make the landing, and had attained concurrence from the other pilot in the right seat to use no flaps. Although he thought the aircraft was too fast upon removing the hood, he continued the approach, landed long, and pitched up to a nose high attitude. The aircraft bounced, returned to the runway and continued forward. Evidence indicates brakes where applied after crossing RWY14/32, with skid marks approximately 100 feet long from both wheels starting just left of the runway center line and continuing to approx 15 feet prior to edge of runway just past taxiway b. at some point, the pilot in the right seat applied full power prior to skidding off the runway. The aircraft became airborne for a go around, departing the runway in same direction as the skid marks. The left horizontal stabilizer impacted a distance remaining sign located approximately 15 feet from where the aircraft became airborne, just to the left of the runway and turn off for taxiway b. the sign was destroyed, causing substantial damage to the outboard left horizontal stabilizer and shearing off the left elevator. The right seat pilot continued with the go around and entered left traffic for rwy 14. He landed under power and taxied to the ramp without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

TWO PILOTS WHERE APPROACHING MIV WHERE THEY INTENDED TO SIMULATE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH, THE ILS TO RWY 10, AND MAKE A FULL STOP. THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS TO MAKE THE LANDING, AND HAD ATTAINED CONCURRENCE FROM THE OTHER PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT TO USE NO FLAPS. ALTHOUGH HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO FAST UPON REMOVING THE HOOD, HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH, LANDED LONG, AND PITCHED UP TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED FORWARD. EVIDENCE INDICATES BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AFTER CROSSING RWY14/32, WITH SKID MARKS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET LONG FROM BOTH WHEELS STARTING JUST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE AND CONTINUING TO APPROX 15 FEET PRIOR TO EDGE OF RUNWAY JUST PAST TAXIWAY B. AT SOME POINT, THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT APPLIED FULL POWER PRIOR TO SKIDDING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A GO AROUND, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY IN SAME DIRECTION AS THE SKID MARKS. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED A DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND TURN OFF FOR TAXIWAY B. THE SIGN WAS DESTROYED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND SHEARING OFF THE LEFT ELEVATOR.THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE GO AROUND AND ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RWY 14. HE LANDED UNDER POWER AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6338F · 2

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