Accident American General AG-5B N1192P, Friday 7 May 1993
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Date:Friday 7 May 1993
Time:20:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American General AG-5B
Owner/operator:Raritan Valley Flying School
Registration: N1192P
MSN: 10033
Year of manufacture:1991
Total airframe hrs:674 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-360-A4K
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Princeton, NJ -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:(39N)
Destination airport:(39N)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED DURING THE LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND, WHILE THERE WAS STILL SUFFICIENT SPEED AND RUNWAY REMAINING. HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR THE LANDING WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: BFO93LA071
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB BFO93LA071

Revision history:

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