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unfortunate sighting

brhoad

brhoad

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Coatesville, PA
Aircraft Year
2000
Aircraft Type
114B/115
Reg Number
N3296B
Serial Number
14673
Somewhere in NJ... ACY according to Flight Aware but 26N Ocean City according to the guy that sent this to me.
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Ouch! Painful to see.
 
I assume a nose gear collapse on landing. At least from this angle it doesn’t look like too much body damage. Hopefully it will be flying again soon with a new engine courtesy of the insurance company due to a prop strike.
 
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Not knowing when the pictures were taken, but wind sock and skid marks indicate it might have been a gusty downwind landing........
 
Its not at OXB in ocean city Maryland. Looking at houses that run adjacent to the runway it has to be ocean city NJ
 
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gmascelli said:
Its not at OXB in ocean city Maryland. Looking at houses that run adjacent to the runway it has to be ocean city NJ
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26N not OXB. The OCNJ newspaper is from there too

2700 Foot runway. Winds were gusting to 18 yesterday in northern NJ (Newark) but nothing terrible ..
 
alim said:
But his skid marks show an interesting story .. His prop tips aren't bent - so he probably pulled the mixture once he was headed off the runway.
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The first photo in the OCNJ Daily shows the tail pointing at the taxiway (homes behind the airplane), and third photo shows hangars behind the airplane too. Satellite view on Google maps confirms the position is at taxiway, and the tracks in the dirt in the third photo approach from the taxiway. So I'm inclined to believe the tracks were not created by this airplane. The spacing between the tracks doesn't appear wide enough for the mains, either.

The prop blades are another curiosity. Either the engine was already stopped, or at such low power to stop the engine when the nose collapsed without twisting the blades -- if that's even possible.

The date on the story is Sep 11, not Sep 12. There are no METARs for 26N, but the ACY history shows winds light from S/SW, so best guess is Runway 24. Going back to the satellite view of the field, if he attempted to land on Rwy 24, how'd the airplane end up 90 degrees from the most likely direction of travel off the runway?

We must be missing a good chunk of this story.
 
Looks to me he had a bit of a crosswind from the left which would have pushed him right requiring left rudder and/or braking. It also looks like a single skid mark from the left gear either locked up or is being aggressively applied. Once in the soft gravel/sand my guess is the nose collapsed and it allowed it to spin to the right maybe then with the help of the right brake. He's obviously OK and the airplane should be flying again soon. At least the reporter didn't call it a Cessna like most always do. :)
 
Planecents said:
Looks to me he had a bit of a crosswind from the left which would have pushed him right requiring left rudder and/or braking. It also looks like a single skid mark from the left gear either locked up or is being aggressively applied. Once in the soft gravel/sand my guess is the nose collapsed and it allowed it to spin to the right maybe then with the help of the right brake. He's obviously OK and the airplane should be flying again soon. At least the reporter didn't call it a Cessna like most always do. :)
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All i know is that this isn't going to help the insurance by type argument.
Yes - i believe insurance should require 100+ retract time before you get into one.
 
Well, the damage is less than a ‘real’ gear up landing, which is good. I think most of us try to go easy with the nose wheel when landing, light pressure. If gusty, controlling the plane to below flying speed becomes more critical.

If needing parts for the nose area, could be an issue.
 
Does anyone know if the owner is a member of the group?
 
George is not. Adger Smith (former COG member) in Texarkana, TX sold it to him 09-19.
 
ah George is/was a member til 11-19. profile was showing "student pilot". : - \
 
Are we talking about the cute titles that the forum puts under the user name? I think those are based on forum usage, not actual pilot experience. :rolleyes:
 
aworldnervelink said:
Are we talking about the cute titles that the forum puts under the user name? I think those are based on forum usage, not actual pilot experience. :rolleyes:
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No i am referring to the FAA Airman database showing when one got the last highest certificate issued.
You can roll your eyes but i dont think a < 100 hour pilot has any business in one of these ..

A gust factor ended the plane up in a ditch. You 're arguing the AC11s are trainers ?
 
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