Cessna T337G accident near Farmingdale, NJ
On February 15, 2010, a Cessna T337G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, NJ. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 15, 2010
- Place
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.189°N, 74.119°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100215X82210
Official records · ERA10FA140
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
History of Flight On February 15, 2010, about 1542 eastern standard time, a Cessna T337G, N12NA, collided with terrain following an in-flight separation of the outboard section of the right wing while overflying runway 32 at the Monmouth County Executive Airport (BLM), Farmingdale, New Jersey. The three adults and two minors on board were killed. The airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was operated by a private individual under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight originated at 1526 from the same airport. Information obtained by the local authorities revealed the flight was intended to be a pleasure flight around the local area. Three of the passengers were visiting from abroad. Relatives of the passengers remained behind at the pilot/owner’s hangar, which faces and provides a clear view of runway 32, to watch the departure. The flight crew of a helicopter flying in the area heard an unknown person onboard N12NA announcing over the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) that the airplane was to depart from runway 32. Minutes later, one of the crewmembers of the helicopter and a pilot of another airplane in the area heard an announcement over the CTAF that N12NA was intending to do a low pass over runway 32. Several witnesses on the ground observed the airplane fly over runway 32, with the landing gear retracted, at an estimated altitude of 50 feet above the ground and at a much higher rate of speed than norma
Probable cause
The pilots’ failure to adhere to the airplane’s operating limitations, which resulted in overload failure of the right wing. Findings of the investigation were the adverse effects of multiple supplemental type certificates (STC) to the airframe wing structure that were not evaluated at the time the STCs were installed and the lack of guidance by the Federal Aviation Administration for multiple STC
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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.
