- Date
- April 26, 1993, 09:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Holland, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9CVCessna P337
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930426010589A
- Case key
- 37317
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper inflight planning during the approach for landing, resulting in a touchdown too FAR down the runway, and the subsequent collision with objects off the end of the runway.
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
The pilot reported that he may have encountered wind shear during an approach to land on runway 25, which was a 2200 foot long, grass runway. He was unable to stop on the remaining runway, and the airplane exited the departure end and collided with a pole. A witness, a pilot and owner of the airport, said, '...in his opinion...the aircraft landed long and at an excessive rate of speed.' The runway was dry, and the wind was from the southwest at 10 to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9CV
- Reported as
- Cessna P337
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P3370057
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- White Knuckle Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- White Knuckle Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- ORF · Norfolk, VA
- Destination
- 62VA
- Airport
- 62VA · Grasso Salvage, runway 25, 2,200 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,951 total · 109 in this make and model · 1,750 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days · 43 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.