# NTSB NYC85IA063: CASA SAC-212-200, N296CA, Atlantic City, NJ, February 6, 1985

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: February 6, 1985, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85IA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35625/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85IA063

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper descent rate - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - stall/mush - not identified, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vref) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

A CONSTRUCCIONES SAC 212-200 N296CA LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD ON THE GRASS ALONG SIDE RUNWAY 11 AT BADER FIELD, NEW JERSEY, AFTER ALL OF THE LANDING CHECKS WERE COMPLETED THE COPILOT PUSHED FULL FORWARD THE SPEED LEVERS AND CALLED OUT REFT 10 ON SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY AND THE CAPTAIN APPLIED POWER TO OFFSET THE SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT, AND THE LEFT GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE BANKED RIGHT. THE PILOT AND COPILOT BOTH FEELT THE STICKHAKER ACTIVATE JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WITH THE WINGS LEVEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N296CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296CA-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 296, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASA SAC-212-200 (SAC-212-20)
- Registry model: [Construcciones Aeronauticas CASA-212-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-casa-212-200) (registry code 2410304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 296
- Airframe hours: 162
- Engines: Airesearch TPE 331-11 605 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Jet Express, Inc.
- Registered owner: General Electric Credit Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal
- Departed: ACY, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Destination: AIY, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Airport: AIY, Bader Field, runway 11, 2,950 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 6,520 total, 72 in this make and model, 64 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 600 ft overcast
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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