# NTSB NYC08CA233: Cessna T182T, N357TG, Lincoln Park, NJ, June 29, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 29, 2008, 13:40 local (17:40 UTC) - Place: Lincoln Park, NJ - Coordinates: 40.947498, -74.314445 - 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-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 68330 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA233 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68330/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=68330 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA233 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the wet runway and hydroplaning conditions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis During its landing roll, a Cessna T182T veered off the side of a 2,942-foot long, 40-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a berm. According to witnesses, a thunderstorm had recently passed over the airport, and though no precipitation existed at the time of the accident, the runway was still wet from the storm. According to the pilot, after landing the airplane it began to hydroplane, and in order to "slow the aircraft down," he intentionally veered it off the runway. ## Factual narrative During its landing roll, a Cessna T182T veered off the side of a 2,942-foot long, 40-foot wide, asphalt runway. The airplane was substantially damaged when it struck a berm. According to witnesses, a thunderstorm had recently passed over the airport, and though no precipitation existed at the time of the accident, the runway was still wet from the storm. According to the pilot, after landing the airplane it began to hydroplane, and in order to "slow the aircraft down," he intentionally veered it off the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: N357TG (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna T182T - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T18208439 - Airframe hours: 240 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2007, 106 hours before - Departed: N07, Lincoln Park, NJ - Destination: N07 - Airport: N07, Lincoln Park Airport, runway 01, 2,942 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 300 total, 165 in this make and model, 200 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: CDW, 4 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 20080629843849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629843849A), Jun 29, 2008: Cessna T182T, Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On 06/29/2008 at 1345 LCL 1745Z, a Cessna T182T registration no. N357TG sn T18208439, attempted landing on rwy 19 hydroplaned on wet rwy pavement. The… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 9, 2008, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=68330. 714 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 402 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40299988&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statements and Interview Summaries (item 2, .PDF, 89 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40298677&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statements%20and%20Interview%20Summaries-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (KCDW Metars) (item 3, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40298678&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records%20(KCDW%20Metars)-Master.PDF - Reports from Local Agencies (Excerpt From Lincoln Park Police Report 08-05959) (item 4, .PDF, 186 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40298676&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Local%20Agencies%20(Excerpt%20From%20Lincoln%20Park%20Police%20Report%2008-05959)-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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