- Date
- July 14, 1991, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Old Bridge, NJ
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19910714027501A19910714027502A
- Case key
- 36963
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Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to maintain proper visual lookout. Factor related to the accident was inadequate radio communications by the pilots.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Runway 06 has a displaced landing threshold, because of tall trees at the approach end. The Piper was landing as the Cessna was starting the takeoff roll. The two airplanes collided on the runway. Neither pilot heard radio position reports from the other pilot. This is an uncontrolled airport.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7191W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1003
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Martin Sade, doing business as 0
- Registered owner
- Martin Sade
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- 3N6 · Old Bridge
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.
- Registration
- N79957
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258284
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stanley F. Albers
- Registered owner
- Stanley F. Albers
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 2N8 · Matawan, NJ
- Airport
- 3N6 · Old Bridge
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N7191W
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 556 total · 200 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N79957
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,020 total · 520 in this make and model · 980 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.