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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero Vodochody L39C · West Milford, NJ · July 9, 2011

Date
July 9, 2011 · 12:40 local
Place
West Milford, NJ
Airport
Greenwood Lake
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N111XN
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11LA390
Reported as
Aero Vodochody L39C
Reported engine
Ivchenko AL-25SERIES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total60 in this make and model100 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.

The aircraft landed on runway 22, a 3471 foot long runway. The wind at the time of the crash was 340 at 5 knots. According to aircraft specifications, the aircraft requires 2140 feet of ground roll. The aircraft departed the runway and ended up in a gully upside down facing toward the runway. Pictures taken from the departing portion of the runway show skid marks only for the last two hundred feet prior to the runway end.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 22, A 3471 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS 340 AT 5 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRES 2140 FEET OF GROUND ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN A GULLY UPSIDE DOWN FACING TOWARD THE RUNWAY. PICTURES TAKEN FROM THE DEPARTING PORTION OF THE RUNWAY SHOW SKID MARKS ONLY FOR THE LAST TWO HUNDRED FEET PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY END.

NTSB investigation

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