14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Linden, NJ
Aircraft: CESSNA 172S, registration: N962SP
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On July 19, 2015, about 1909 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N962SP, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 27 at the Linden Airport (LDJ), Linden, New Jersey. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot reported that after takeoff, the airplane "felt heavy" and he attempted to abort the takeoff and set the airplane back onto the runway. The pilot stated the airplane bounced two or three times before he flew in ground effect to bleed off airspeed. The airplane touched down near the end of the runway and continued into the grass before impacting a fence.
Examination of the wreckage at the scene by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the airplane impacted a fence approximately 200 yards beyond the end of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The fuel gauges indicated that the fuel tanks contained a total of 46 gallons of fuel. The wing flaps were in the retracted position, and the pilot stated he took off with zero flaps.
The 1915 recorded weather observation at LDJ included wind calm, visibility 10 miles and clear, temperature 81 degrees F, dew point 73 degrees F; barometric altimeter 29.88 inches of mercury.
RICHMOND PILOTS CORP: http://registry.faa.gov/N962SP
LINDEN, NJ - A single engine plane lost power and crashed into a fence at the end of the runway during take off from Linden Airport Sunday evening.
According to police at the scene, all four occupants on board walked away from the crash and refused medical attention.
The plane came to a rest against the fence bordering Routes 1 & 9, just feet from the northbound traffic.
TAP into was on scene moments after the crash and the occupants refused to comment on the accident.
We will follow up as more information is obtained.
The airport director said it was a private flight, and it's not known why the takeoff had to be called off.
"There were no injuries, just some bent tin," Paul Dudley said.
Dudley said about 50,000 flights come in and out of the airport every year, and this sort of thing — though it was relatively minor — hasn't happened in years.
A photograph on Instagram showed the propeller plane on a small hill near the front sign for the airport.
"There's a saying in aviation: if the brakes don't stop you, the fence will help you," Dudley said.
Mark Tripodi said he was driving up Route 1 north when he saw the plane bouncing off the runway, going way too fast. He's not sure if the plane was failing to take off or failing to land, but it skidded off the runway and hit a fence along Route 1, spun around, and came to a stop.
"Luckily, the fence was there, because it could have been disastrous," said Tripodi, whose family got out to make sure everyone was OK. Two adults, a teenager and a child were in the plane, Tripodi said, and they all walked away.
Police said they were in the early stages of responding to the incident, which was reported before 7 p.m.
The plane tried to take off from Linden Airport just before 7 p.m. and instead hit a fence near the highway, WCBS 880’s Tom Kaminski reported.
No injures were reported.
Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com
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