# NTSB NYC98LA084: Cessna 140, N2229V, Linden, NJ, March 28, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 28, 1998, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Location: 40.6174° N, 74.2446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINDEN (LDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6174&lon=-74.2446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1999
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC98LA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39547/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA084

## Probable cause

The pilot in commands improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2229V-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 14460, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 14460
- Airframe hours: 2534
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 75; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19980328004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980328004479A), Mar 28, 1998: Cessna 140, Linden, NJ, Substantial damage. Bounced porpoised landing. Veered off runway. Nosed over. Crosswind exceeded aircraft control. (.4)while landing, the airplane touched down hard, bounced and…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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