- Date
- July 1, 1997, 19:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Old Bridge, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5156MBeech C24R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970701016709A
- Case key
- 39392
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The purpose of the flight was to practice simulated engine failures. The first simulated engine failure was conducted to a landing, and the second was terminated with a go-around. During the third simulated engine failure, the instructor observed that the airplane was low, and verbally instructed the student to add power. The student added full power; however, the engine did not respond. The airplane then touched down on the grass, to the right of the runway, and encountered a drainage ditch. Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of a pre impact malfunction.
Factual narrative
On July 1, 1997, about 1940 eastern daylight time, a Beech C24R, N5156M, was substantially damaged when it landed off the runway's right side and collided with a drainage ditch, at the Old Bridge Airport (3N6), Old Bridge, New Jersey. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed the Allaire Airport, Belmar, New Jersey. No flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The CFI reported that the flight arrived at 3N6, with the intent to practice simulated engine failures to Runway 6. The first simulated engine failure was conducted to a landing, and the second was terminated with a go-around. During the third simulated engine failure, and while on final approach, the instructor observed that the airplane was low, and verbally instructed the student to add power. The student added full power; however, the engine did not respond. The airplane then touched down on the grass, to the right of the runway, and encountered a drainage ditch.
Examination of the engine by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector did not reveal evidence of pre impact malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5156M
- Reported as
- Beech C24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC583
- Airframe hours
- 2,020
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dominic Derasmo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1997 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- BLM · Belmar, NJ
- Destination
- 3N6 · NJ
- Airport
- 3N6 · Old Bridge Airport, runway 6, 3,594 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,415 total · 40 in this make and model · 4,350 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 13,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWR, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.