CESSNA T337
Linden, NJ — February 24, 2017
Event Information
| Date | February 24, 2017 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| NTSB Number | GAA17CA162 |
| Event ID | 20170224X20723 |
| Location | Linden, NJ |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 40.61722, -74.24361 |
| Airport | LINDEN |
| Highest Injury | NONE |
Aircraft
| Make | CESSNA |
| Model | T337 |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Aircraft Damage | SUBS |
Conditions
| Light Condition | NITE |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 0 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 1 |
| Total Injured | 0 |
Event Location
Probable Cause
The pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid birds during short final approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
Full Narrative
The pilot reported that during approach he pushed the yoke forward to avoid a flock of birds in his flight path, which resulted in an "increased and abnormal rate of descent". He further reported that he was then unable to arrest the descent and the "main landing gear made very hard contact with the runway". The airplane bounced, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest nose down.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
The Federal Aviation Administration Airport Facility Diagram page for the destination airport in part states: "Birds on and invof [in vicinity of] arpt."
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.