NYC78DHA28

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B19 · Basking Ridge, NJ · June 17, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1978
Place
Basking Ridge, NJ · BASKING RIDGE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1961WBeech B19
Status
Completed · report August 3, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141726

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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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3-1215  78/6/17    BASKING RIDGE,NJ    BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 171
        TIME - 1700                    N1961W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                BASKING RIDGE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1961W
Reported as
Beech B19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Somerset Hills

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.