- Date
- August 6, 1984, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hanover, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6031KCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840806070619A
- Case key
- 35728
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Apch was high but plt continued apch with power at idle and full flaps. Plt misjudged rwy length and touched down 1/2 way down the rwy. To avoid hitting trees at end of rwy, plt aborted the landing. Plt stated that with the slow airspeed and full flaps the acft could not gain sufficient alt to clear trees. Plt retracted flaps to 5 degrees and acft sank into trees and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6031K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077483
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eagle Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 16, 1983 · 441 hours before
- Departed
- Hanover, NJ
- Airport
- Hanover, runway 27, 2,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 119 total · 72 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 99 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.