- Date
- September 10, 1978
- Place
- Elmira, NY · ELMIRA, NY
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N711WKN.American N265
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780910029829A
- Case key
- 139797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2971 78/9/10 ELMIRA,NY N.AMERICAN N265 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2047 N711WK PX- 0 0 7 BUSINESS 59, 7852 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1996 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEMUNG CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWARK,NJ ELMIRA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- PILOT WAS LANDING VFR.NOSE GEAR STRUCK 6IN RWY LIP LEADING TO OVERRUN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711WK
- Reported as
- N.American N265
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chemung City
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.