# NTSB ERA12CA284: Tiger AG-5B, N965TE, Lincoln Park, NJ, April 15, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 15, 2012, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Lincoln Park, NJ - Coordinates: 40.947498, -74.314445 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9475&lon=-74.3144&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 15, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83390 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA284 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83390/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83390 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA284 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around in a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Tiger AG-5B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=3990101), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Tiger AG-5B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3990101), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Tiger AG-5B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=3990101), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Tiger AG-5B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=3990101), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Tiger AG-5B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=3990101), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis When the pilot was landing on runway 19, the airplane bounced twice on the runway. The pilot added full power in an attempt to go-around; however, the airplane drifted left and impacted trees off the left side of the runway, where it became entangled, and the empennage separated. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The recorded wind near the accident site, about the time of the accident, was from 280 degrees at 6 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was performing a landing to runway 19, a 2,942-foot-long, 40-foot-wide, asphalt runway. During the landing, the airplane bounced twice on the runway. The pilot added full power in an attempt to go-around; however, the airplane drifted left and impacted trees off the left side of the runway. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that during the impact, the empennage separated and the wreckage was entangled in a tree. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. The recorded wind near the accident site, about the time of the accident, was from 280 degrees at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N965TE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965TE-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N 10244, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TIGER AIRCRAFT LLC AG-5B - Registry model: [Tiger AG-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/tiger-ag-5b) (registry code 3990101) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 10244 - Airframe hours: 55 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Filbey Russell C - Registered owner: Filbey Russell C - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 8, 2011, 842 hours before - Departed: 5B2, Ballston Spa, NY - Destination: N07, Lincoln Park, NJ - Airport: N07, Lincoln Park Airport, runway 19, 2,942 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 9, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 466 total, 189 in this make and model, 413 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: CDW, 5 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120415006219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120415006219A), Apr 15, 2012: Tiger Aircraft LLC AG-5B, Lincoln Park, NJ, Destroyed. On 4/15/2012 at approximately 1530 hours the subject aircraft struck several trees while attempting to land and subsequently came to rest in a tree east of… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 10, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83390. 1.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367002&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Report (item 2, .PDF, 16 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367003&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF - Photo: Wreckage (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 312 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367004&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20%20Wreckage%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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