- Date
- March 20, 1988, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Princeton, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N738QKCessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880320006009A
- Case key
- 36120
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing at Princeton, new jersey, the flight encountered turbulence in the last 500 feet before reaching the runway. The pilot initiated a go around and came in with 10 degree flaps. Aircraft touched down and rolled a few feet then lifted off again touching down to the left of center and continued left off the runway. The left wing hit the tail section of a parked aircraft, pivoted and came to rest at the edge of the ramp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738QK
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200953
- Airframe hours
- 965
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- R. Mininni
- Registered owner
- Robert M Mininni
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1987
- Departed
- 39N · Princeton, NJ
- Airport
- 39N · Princeton, runway 28, 3,100 × 60 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 165 total · 17 in this make and model · 109 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.