- Date
- November 24, 1992, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- West Milford, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7247XCessna 150A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921124047759A
- Case key
- 11887
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged his altitude and distance and overshot the runway during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with this airport.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was landing at this airport for the first time for fuel. He reported that he circled the field once and decided to land on runway 2. He said that he noticed a 'high piece' of land at the approach end of the runway, so made a high approach which resulted in a midfield touchdown. The airplane exited the end of the runway and collided with some trees. The pilot reported that he thought he could stop in time, so he did not execute a go around. He also reported that there was no mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7247X
- Reported as
- Cessna 150A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15059347
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Hampe
- Registered owner
- Charles H. Hampe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 18, 1992 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- W49 · Culpepper, VA
- Airport
- 4N1 · Greenwood Lake, runway 2, 2,301 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 156 total · 152 in this make and model · 156 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 27 in the last 30 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.