# NTSB LAX08CA172: Cessna T337G, N337JJ, GreatBarrington, MA, June 8, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 8, 2008, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC) - Place: GreatBarrington, MA - Coordinates: 42.231143, -71.530662 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2311&lon=-71.5307&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68210 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA172 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68210/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA172 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point. The pilot's delayed remedial action was also causal. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T337G, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2075726), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T337G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2075726), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Cessna T337G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000/cases.md?model=2075726), [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000/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: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T337G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=2075726), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T337G, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2075726), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot made a normal entry into the traffic pattern, extended the wing flaps and landing gear, and established the airplane on a normal descent path toward the runway. The pilot planned to land near the threshold of the 2,579-foot-long runway. According to the pilot, on short final approach the airplane descended faster than expected and touched down short of the threshold, impacting a berm and shearing off the landing gear. The pilot said he misjudged the touchdown point and should have increased engine power without delay once the undershoot condition was detected. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was familiar with landing at his home base airport. He made a normal entry into the traffic pattern, extended the wing flaps and landing gear, and established the airplane on a normal descent path toward the runway. The pilot planned to land near the threshold of the 2,579-foot-long runway. According to the pilot, on short final approach the airplane descended faster than expected, and he should have increased engine power without delay. The airplane touched down short of the threshold, impacted a berm, and the landing gear sheared off. The pilot indicated that he misjudged the touchdown point. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N337JJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337JJ), registered now, S/N P3370026, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T337G - Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: P3370026 - Engines: Continental IO-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bruce J. Bona - Registered owner: Skymaster, LLC. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: GBR, GreatBarrington, MA - Destination: GBR, GreatBarrington, MA - Airport: GBR, Walter j. Koladza, runway 11, 2,579 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 5 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F - Altimeter: 29.82 inHg ## 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 20080608843839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080608843839A), Jun 8, 2008: Cessna T337G, Great Barringt, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 06/08/2008 at Great barrington airport, Massachusetts, at approximately 18.45 local, the pilot in command of aircraft N337JJ landed hard and short of… From the NTSB's public API. 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