Mihlebach WACO N521S
2 September 2000 · Williamstown, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 2000 at about 15:45 local time, a Mihlebach WACO registered N521S was involved in an accident near Williamstown, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Williamstown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Souther Cross (C01)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mihlebach WACO
- Registration
- N521S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA259
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to execute an adequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
At the end of a local VFR flight, the pilot flared the homebuilt airplane to land, and it touched down hard. The left axle bracket separated, and the airplane came to rest inverted. The pilot was the builder of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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