NYC72IN062

NTSB incident investigation · Dehavilland DHC-6 · Atlantic City, NJ · November 3, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1971
Place
Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N669MADehavilland DHC-6
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164586

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0052   71/11/3   ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N669MA              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      34, 8578 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1389 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BADER FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             ATLANTIC CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           COPILOT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LNDD APRX 3/4 DN RWY,RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO WATER.

Aircraft

Registration
N669MA
Reported as
Dehavilland DHC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Bader Fld