# NTSB NYC96LA020: Cessna 414A, N2UD, Grt Barrington, MA, October 27, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 27, 1995, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Grt Barrington, MA - Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39120 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC96LA020 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39120/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA020 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an undershoot of the proper touchdown point for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the unfavorable wind conditions and the exposed runway lip. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - exposed runway lip/edge (contributing factor) - Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,main gear - overload - On ground/water collision with object, landing - object - fence ## Analysis As the pilot was landing on runway 11, which was 2,600 feet long and 50 feet wide, the airplane touched down short of the runway lip, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane then skidded off the right side of the runway onto the grass, and struck a fence. According to the pilot, 'just prior to normal touchdown, the airplane dropped from a downdraft or from wind shear.' The wind was reported to be from 120 degrees at 20, gusting 30 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 27, 1995, about 1600 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 414A, N2UD, undershot the runway and collapsed the landing gear at the Great Barrington Airport, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The airplane was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight originated in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. While performing a landing on runway 11, which was 2,600 feet long and 50 feet wide, the pilot touched down 1 foot short and approximately 8 inches below the runway surface, resulting in the main landing gear collapsing. The airplane then skidded off the right side of the runway onto the grass, and struck a fence. According to the pilot's statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2: ...just prior to a normal touchdown the airplane dropped...and [the] right wheel touched down...before the runway pavement...ripped off the right gear...plane rolled out on the left gear, right wing and tail...onto the grass on the right of the runway. The pilot's total flight time was 2,036.7 hours, with 255.3 hours in this make and model airplane. The reported winds were 120 degrees, at 20 knots, gusts to 30 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2UD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2UD-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 414A0315, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A - Registry model: [Cessna 414A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (registry code 2075907) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 414A0315 - Airframe hours: 3176 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIOL-550 350 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Quantum Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 4, 1994, 154 hours before - Departed: BDR, BRIDGEPORT, CT - Destination: GBR - Airport: GBR, Great Barrington, runway 11, 2,600 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,037 total, 255 in this make and model, 1,804 as pilot in command, 38 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 20 knots, gusting 30 - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19951027034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951027034879A), Oct 27, 1995: Cessna 414A, Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. Impacted short of runway landing in gusty surface wind. Relatively short runway for type. From the NTSB's public API. 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