- Date
- May 31, 1968
- Place
- Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8761UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110151
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1505 68/5/31 MEDFORD,NJ CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 234 TIME - 1900 N8761U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LT QUARTERING TAILWIND 10K.PLT SAID HE MISUNDERSTOOD UNICOM CONCERNING ACTIVE RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8761U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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