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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 750 · Wall Township, NJ · April 1, 2023

Date
April 1, 2023 · 19:37 local
Place
Wall Township, NJ
Airport
Monmouth Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
4USA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85AV
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA176
Reported as
Cessna 750
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce AE-3007C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total750 in this make and model180 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.

During repositioning flight operating under 14 CFR part 91, aircraft landed runway 32 at Monmouth county executive airport with approaching line of thunderstorms. During rollout the aircraft departed the left side of the runway into the grass stopping on an adjacent taxiway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to the nose gear collapsing and the left main landing gear departing the aircraft approximately 200 feet before the aircraft came to a stop. Examination of the aircraft at the accident scene shows the number 1 engine thrust reverser deployed and the number 2 engine thrust reverser stowed. The crew stated during an interview that they briefed for a normal approach and landing with the PIC as pilot flying. After landing and during rollout the aircraft encountered strong wind gusts pushing the aircraft to the left. The PIC corrected using the tiller, the yoke, and the thrust levers simultaneously. This was done at speeds of approximately 100-110 KTS before encountering a second gust of wind the PIC was unable to maintain directional control.

As the FAA filed it

DURING REPOSITIONING FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 32 AT MONMOUTH COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WITH APPROACHING LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS STOPPING ON AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE SHOWS THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYED AND THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER STOWED. THE CREW STATED DURING AN INTERVIEW THAT THEY BRIEFED FOR A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WITH THE PIC AS PILOT FLYING. AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED STRONG WIND GUSTS PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE PIC CORRECTED USING THE TILLER, THE YOKE, AND THE THRUST LEVERS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS WAS DONE AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 100-110 KTS BEFORE ENCOUNTERING A SECOND GUST OF WIND THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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