- Date
- August 24, 1971
- Place
- Chester, CT · CHESTER, CT
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N337LFCessna 337D
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3081 71/8/24 CHESTER,CONN CESSNA 337D CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1401 N337LF PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 29, 3028 TOTAL HOURS, 127 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROTON,CONN CHESTER,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK 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 - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- PLTS AWARE OF WEAK BRAKES,LOW A/S READ.2100FT RWY-LNDD BNCD T/D OCCRD MIDWAY.ROLLED OVR EMBANKMENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N337LF
- Reported as
- Cessna 337D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chester
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