- Date
- March 28, 1998, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Linden, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2229VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1999
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980328004479A
- Case key
- 39547
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Probable cause
The pilot in commands improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While landing, the airplane touched down hard, bounced and was forced off the right side of the runway by gusting winds. The airplane touched down again, in a grass field, and bounced several times until the main gear settled into soft ground. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Factual narrative
On March 28, 1998, about 1315 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 140, N2229V, was substantially damaged when it nosed over after landing at the Linden Municipal Airport, Linden, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot stated he was landing on Runway 27, a 4,137 foot long, 100 foot wide, dry asphalt runway. During the landing, to compensate for the crosswind conditions, the pilot used full left aileron and elevator. As the airplane touched down on the centerline, it bounced back into the air, and was forced off the right side of the runway by gusting winds. The airplane touched down again, in a grass field on the side of the runway, and proceeded to bounce several more times until the main gear settled into soft ground. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any.
The winds at a nearby airport were reported from 230 degrees at 19 knots with 25 knot gusts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2229V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14460
- Airframe hours
- 2,534
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank C. Spinner
- Registered owner
- Frank C. Spinner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 19, 1997 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- N40 · Pittstown, NJ
- Destination
- LDJ
- Airport
- LDJ · Linden Airport, runway 27, 4,137 × 100 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
- 75
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 278 total · 58 in this make and model · 278 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 19 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWR, 6 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.