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| Date: | Wednesday 7 April 1993 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: | Beechcraft B19 |
| Owner/operator: | Sanford Gorzelsky |
| Registration: | N6986R |
| MSN: | MB-753 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Bridge, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (3N6) |
| (3N6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM AN AIRPORT, THAT WAS NOTAM CLOSED, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND A GO AROUND. THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT ALSO RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING, FOLLOWED BY A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA073
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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