Beech A36 accident near Wayne, NJ
On January 16, 2007, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wayne, NJ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 16, 2007
- Place
- Wayne, NJ
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.924°N, 74.239°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070123X00088
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 15, 2007, at 1943 eastern standard time, a Beech A36 Bonanza, N711SK, was destroyed when it impacted trees and a residential street in Wayne, New Jersey, during an instrument approach to Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, about 1659 eastern standard time. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the published Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument approach procedure, the "LOC RWY 22" approach had an inbound course of 223 degrees. The minimum descent altitude outside the final approach fix, SNAFU locator outer marker (LOM), was 2,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The LOM was 5.3 miles from the runway. The minimum descent altitude for the intermediate segment of the approach, outside KOLLI intersection, was 860 feet msl. If an airplane were equipped to identify KOLLI intersection, the minimum descent altitude for the final segment of the approach inside KOLLI was 540 feet msl. The airport elevation was 173 feet msl. Radar and voice communication data provided by the FAA revealed that the airplane was cleared for the "LOC RWY 22" approach. At 1936, the pilot reported to the CDW tower controller that he was 8 miles from SNAFU. At 1939, when the airplane was 3 miles from SNAFU, the tower controller instructed the p
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
