- Date
- July 27, 1985, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Manahawkin, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6887BCessna 425
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850727034409A
- Case key
- 35933
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After overflying the airfld and deciding to land on rwy 22, the plt concentrated on the airspeed and alt of the acft. A twr east of the flt was noticed and was not considered a problem. During the final apch, the plt was distracted by a passenger who said to watch out for the twr. The plt looked for the twr and continued the apch. At about 800 ft fron the threshold, the plt reduced pwr to lose alt and inadvertently pulled the pwr levers into reverse. The acft lost airspeed quickly and landed aprx 40 ft short of the rwy in soft sand. The acft collided with the asphalt rwy and became airborne. The acft landed hard on the rwy aprx 100 ft past the threshold and veered left. The left main landing gear rolled off the left side of the rwy and collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6887B
- Reported as
- Cessna 425
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 425-0163
- Airframe hours
- 635
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-112, 450 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Telecommunications System,Inc.
- Departed
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- 72N · Manahawkin, NJ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 82N · Manahawkin, runway 22, 2,696 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,570 total · 180 in this make and model · 2,170 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ACY
FAA reports on this event · 1
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